Politico: Civil rights groups sound alarm over Energy Department Title IX regs

June 16. 2025

Senior Attorney Kel O’Hara is featured in a Politico article about the Trump administration’s attempt to attack trans students, women, and girls by issuing Title IX changes through the Dept. of Energy (rather than the Dept. of Education) with an unlawful expedited process meant to keep the public in the dark.

“If this is successful, it really creates a blueprint for dismantling civil rights protections across the board while flying under the radar,” said Kel O’Hara, senior attorney for policy and education equity at Equal Rights Advocates.

Read the article.