The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has launched investigations into the Minnesota State High School League and the California Interscholastic Federation.

Advocates for victims of sexual violence said the decision would put students at greater risk of harassment while conservative lawmakers and advocates applauded the move, arguing it would make students safer.

A day after a probe was opened into the CIF for allowing transgender athletes to play girls' sports, a federal judge blocked President Trump's executive orders restricting gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youths.

The Department of Education announced on Wednesday it is investigating two state athletic associations that say they will not abide by the Trump administration’s Title IX rules that forbid transgender girls and women from participating on sports teams that align with their gender identity.

The U.S. Department of Education is launching a Title IX investigation into the governing body of high school sports in two states, including California. In a release on Wednesday, the Department of Education said the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) “publicly announced plans to violate federal antidiscrimination laws related to girls’ and women’s sports.