Four Republican states have failed in their effort to dismantle protections for LGBTQ+ students. A federal judge broke with six others to uphold court precedent and continue the Biden administration’s anti-discrimination policies in schools, Reuters reports. On Tuesday, US District Judge Annemarie Axon dismissed arguments plaintiffs representing Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina used to sue the Department of Education over its LGBTQ+ student policy. “Although Plaintiffs may dislike the Department’s rules, they have failed to show a substantial likelihood of success in proving the Department’s rulemaking was unreasonable or not reasonably explained,” Axon, an appointee of former president Trump, wrote.