ant ▁cases ▁ ▁O ' Con nor ▁has ▁widely ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁conserv ative . ▁O ' Con nor ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁" go - to " ▁favorite ▁for ▁conserv ative ▁jud icial ▁activ ists , ▁as ▁he ▁tends ▁to ▁reli ably ▁rule ▁against ▁Democratic ▁policies . ▁Att or ne ys ▁General ▁in ▁Texas ▁appear ▁to ▁strateg ically ▁file ▁cases ▁in ▁O ' Con nor ' s ▁juris diction ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁hear ▁them . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁O ' Con nor ▁issued ▁a ▁r uling ▁against ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁government ' s ▁interpretation ▁of ▁Title ▁IX ▁rules . ▁ ▁The ▁guidance ▁from ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁was ▁issued ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁addresses ▁the ▁Title ▁IX ▁requirement ▁that ▁schools ▁receiving ▁federal ▁fund ing ▁not ▁disc rim inate ▁against ▁students ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁sex . ▁The ▁r uling ▁required ▁that ▁trans gender ▁students ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁bath room ▁that ▁corresponds ▁to ▁their ▁gender ▁identity . ▁O ' Con nor ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁gu idel ines ▁did ▁not ▁receive ▁proper ▁notice ▁and ▁comment ▁prior ▁to ▁publication , ▁and ▁that ▁Title ▁IX ▁and ▁its ▁implementing ▁reg ulation ▁are ▁" not ▁ambigu ous " ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁" plain ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁sex ▁as ▁used ". ▁He ▁then ▁issued ▁a ▁nation wide ▁inj unction ▁prevent ing ▁them ▁from ▁being ▁enfor ced ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁students ' ▁access ▁to ▁" int imate ▁facilities