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The Biden administration agreed to fork over $210,000 to cover attorney’s fees and costs for the Christian Employers Alliance in the latter’s lawsuit against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Department of Health and Human Services, CEA’s lawyers said Wednesday.

The agencies forced its members to cover so-called gender affirming care in health plans and perform hormone and surgical treatments to resemble the opposite sex under a loose interpretation of “sex” in federal law.

A federal court sided with the plaintiffs earlier this year, saying “CEA’s religious beliefs are substantially burdened by the monetary penalties it faces for refusing to violate its beliefs” that “male and female are immutable realities defined by biological sex and that gender reassignment is contrary to Christian Values.”

The Alliance Defending Freedom, on behalf of CEA, and federal defendants filed a stipulated dismissal Tuesday. It says “they have resolved the issue of Plaintiff’s attorneys’ fees and expenses,” but the monetary figure is not included in the document, which ADF itself shared WednesdayWednesdayWednesWednesday

“We’re pleased to favorably conclude this lawsuit on behalf of our clients and hold the administration accountable for trying to force unlawful mandates that disrespect people of faith,” ADF Senior Counsel and Director of Regulatory Practice Matt Bowman said.