Maine is headed to trial for allowing transgender athletes to compete in girls’ sports.

A court date has been scheduled for December. Maine met the deadline to respond to the Trump administration’s lawsuit on Thursday.

The Justice Department says Maine is violating President Donald Trump’s interpretation of Title IX and wants a court to take action against the state. The Maine Department of Education says it’s following state and federal law, not the president’s executive order that seeks to bar transgender athletes from girls’ and women’s sports.

In the state’s response, Maine essentially denies every allegation in the administration’s lawsuit except for when Gov. Janet Mills said to Trump, “see you in court.”

Some key dates in Maine’s fight against the Trump administration over the executive order:

Feb. 5: Trump signs an executive order to “protect opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports.”

Feb. 7: The Maine Principals’ Association says it will keep allowing transgender students to participate on girls’ sports teams.

Feb. 21: Mills and Trump battle at the White House over the transgender executive order. “You better comply because otherwise you’re not going to get any federal funding,” Trump said to Mills during a governors event at the White House. “We’ll see you in court,” Mills responded. “Good. I look forward to that. That should be a real easy one,” Trump replied.

Feb. 25: U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sends a letter to Mills and two other states (California and Minnesota) saying the Department of Justice will enforce Trump’s executive orders.

March 17: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights finds the state department of education, the principals’ association and a high school in violation of Title IX.

March 19: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights finds the state department of education in violation of Title IX, also saying schools in the state that allow transgender students to participate in girls’ sports are also in violation.

March 27: Maine education officials refuse to sign an agreement to comply with Trump’s executive order.

April 1: Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says in a statement the Maine state law allowing biological males to compete against girls and women is the antithesis to the “spirit and intent of Title IX, which was to provide sports and other athletic activities to girls in a safe and fair way.”

April 2: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) freezes funding for some programs in Maine that feed schoolchildren and others over the alleged Title IX violations. The USDA did not say which programs or how much funding would be affected.

April 7: Maine sues the USDA for withholding the funding. Aaron Frey, Maine attorney general, files the complaint in federal court, saying the department was “illegally withholding grant funds that go to keeping children fed.”

April 16: The U.S. Department of Justice sues the state department of education. The lawsuit accuses Maine of “openly and defiantly flouting” Title IX by permitting transgender athletes to participate in girls athletics. The filing argues that “the term ‘sex’ does not mean gender identity.” Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says. “it’s absolutely against federal law.”

April 17: Mills says she welcomes the legal challenge. “I’m happy to go to court and litigate the issues that are being raised in this court complaint,” she said. “A complaint which, by the way, cites no authority, no case law for their position on the sports issue.”

May 2: Maine agrees to drop the lawsuit against the USDA in exchange for the restoration of funds to feed school children and vulnerable adults in the state. The settlement has no effect on the Trump administration lawsuit against the state dpartment of education for allowing trans athletes to play sports, but it’s a clear victory for the state.