A federal judge dismissed a DOJ lawsuit against California seeking to protect females in women’s sports.

U.S. District Judge Cynthia Valenzuela shut down the DOJ’s case on Monday, prompting a swift response from the Trump administration, stating it is reviewing an appeal.

“We are disappointed by the Court’s order and remain committed to enforcing President Trump’s agenda of preventing boys from playing in girls’ sports,” a DOJ spokesperson stated following the decision, Fox News reported.

Valenzuela based her decision on “administrative funding rules,” ignoring the purpose of the lawsuit, which is to keep biological males out of female sports.

Federal judge, Cynthia Valenzuela, dismissed the lawsuit brought by the DOJ against California for allowing trans in girls sports, which they have done since 2013. The judge said, the federal government failed to give California clear, adequate notice that its $44.3 billion in… pic.twitter.com/ao9I5aoId5

— Booker (@RealBookerScott) September 2, 2026

The feds failed to give California sufficient prior notice before “threatening to pull $44 billion in education funds,” Valenzuela found, according to Fox.

The controversy over biological males competing in girls’ sports heated up in California after AB Hernandez, a trans athlete, dominated in 2025 and 2026 CIF State Track & Field Championships. Hernandez “won” four state titles, prompting CIF “to create duplicate medals for female athletes pushed down the podium,” Fox reported.

The ruling sparked more anger at activist judges:

Repeating myself… these Biden/Obama appointees aren’t judges. They are anti-American activists that were rammed through by senate democrats often with Kamala Harris.

If you’re voting in MN you probably know #Klobuchar voted for every one of them.

— Kennady (@JT_Kennady) September 2, 2026

So a Biden judge just decided boys get to keep racing girls in California.

This is these radical leftist judges’ agendas. Protect the freaks and perverts, but even more than that, ignore the girls who actually are affected by these unfair rulings.

— MileHigh Patriot (@America1st5280) September 2, 2026

Demon in a robe

Impeach these rogue leftist judges that think they run the country

Liberal females are the absolute dumbest, deadliest destructive humans for the nation and society as a whole. Straight from the pit of hell.

— CaliCraftsman (@CaliCraftsmanUS) September 2, 2026

At least one X user saw a silver lining:

We’ll win that one on appeal. SCOTUS has already touched on this, now we can go all the way and force a nationwide ban.

— David Blackman (@Neutral4NxtGen) September 2, 2026