The Justice Department is suing Maine over its refusal to comply with a ban on transgender athletes in high school sports, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday.

After the Justice Department announced a lawsuit against Maine for letting trans athletes compete in girls' sports, Gov. Janet Mills has issued a response.

The Trump administration sued Maine on Wednesday for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in girls and women's sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex.