A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday denied restraining order requests from public schools in Fairfax and Arlington counties to stop the Department of Education from freezing federal funding.

At the heart of this case is the debate on which restrooms transgender students may use.

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The Trump administration is withholding federal money from Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William’s Counties and Alexandria because the districts allow students to use restrooms based on their gender identity.

The lawsuit filed by Arlington and Fairfax County school boards asked the court to intervene.

In the 13-page decision, U.S. District Judge Rossie D. Alston noted the Eastern District of Virginia court lacked juri

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