The Department of Education opened up an investigation on Thursday into Western Carolina University over reports that it housed a male alongside a female and retaliated against a student after she complained about the presence of a male in a female locker room.

The Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights announced that it had initiated a Title IX investigation into Western Carolina University over allegations that the university “has openly refused to comply with Title IX and to ensure sex-separated intimate spaces in federally funded institutions of higher education.” The announcement comes one day after the group Speech First published communications from the university showing that it was not planning on making changes in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order to keep men who identify as women out of female spaces.

“WCU’s reported contempt for federal anti-discrimination laws and indifference to, and retaliation against, girls who have spoken up about males invading their intimate spaces is simply unacceptable,” Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor said. “The Trump-McMahon Department of Education will continue to deploy every lawful means to eradicate this wholly unnecessary and egregious violation of women and girls’ civil rights.”

In response to the investigation, the university said that it was compliant with all federal regulations.

“Western Carolina University is compliant with all current state and federal regulations and will continue to adjust any necessary campus policies and practices to remain in compliance with future changes,” the university told The Daily Wire. “At this time, we have no further comment regarding this matter.”

The probe comes one day after documents posted by Speech First and first reported on by National Review show the school’s chief compliance officer stating that the university is “not making changes based” on Trump’s executive order called “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government.”

Another one of the components of the Education Department’s investigation is that the university launched a Title IX investigation into former student Payton McNabb after she complained about the presence of a male in a dress in a woman’s bathroom. While McNabb was later cleared of any wrongdoing, her lawyer stated that the university had encouraged the complaint to be filed against her.

“In addition to my experience discovering a male in the women’s restroom on campus, men who self-identify as transgender are entering other women’s intimate spaces like restrooms, dorm rooms and locker rooms,” McNabb said Thursday. “Female college students will not sit idly by as men take over our spaces. I’m thankful to have an administration that will stand up for us.”

The department’s action was praised by Nicole Neily, the acting executive director of Speech First.

“Actions speak louder than words, and the Department of Education’s commitment to protecting women and girls is second to none,” Neily said. “This investigation sends a clear message to colleges and universities across the country: compliance with the law is not voluntary.”

A leftist legal group challenged Wisconsin’s congressional maps at the state’s Supreme Court on Wednesday, just one month after a “dangerously liberal” judge was elected to the high court.

The maps were challenged by the Elias Law Group on behalf of nine Wisconsin voters. The suit claims that the maps are designed to disenfranchise Democratic voters.

“No one is surprised that liberal Mark Elias is challenging Wisconsin’s Congressional maps,” he said in a statement. “This politically motivated lawsuit is a desperate attempt by far-left Democrats who have shown time and time again that they can’t win without rigged maps.”

The challenge comes after a contentious Supreme Court election in April that pitted conservative candidate Brad Schimel against liberal Judge Susan Crawford. After what became the most expensive judicial race in American history, Crawford one with 55% of the vote.

One of the key issues during the race was that of congressional maps as both Republicans and Democrats believed that the results of the election would determine the future of the maps. In a media appearance before the election, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) suggested that Democrats could get more favorable maps if Crawford won the race.

“There are gerrymandered congressional lines right now in Wisconsin,” Jeffries said. “As soon as possible, we need to be able to revisit that and have fair lines. The only way for that to be even a significant possibility is if you have an enlightened Supreme Court.”

During a rally in support of Schimel, Elon Musk said that the outcome would determine the future of the country.

“What’s happening on Tuesday is a vote for which party controls the U.S. House of Representatives. That is why it is so significant. And whichever party controls the House, to a significant degree controls the country, which then steers the course of Western Civilization,” Musk said, adding that he thought the “entire destiny of humanity” could be impacted by the race.