The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education has informed the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) and the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) that the federal government’s cases against MDE and MSHSL for continuing to allow males to compete in girls’ sports and enter female-only facilities have been referred to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for enforcement action. Education Secretary Linda McMahon asserted Monday in a statement that, while Minnesota has had “repeated opportunities to comply with Title IX,” the state “has chosen defiance – continuing to jeopardize the safety of women and girls, deny them fair competition, and erode their right to equal access in educational programs and activities.”