Court rules NCAA outside Title IX scope, prompting appeal from women's athletes
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by former swimmer Riley Gaines and other women's athletes against the NCAA, ruling the organization is not subject to Title IX because it does not receive direct federal financial assistance. The plaintiffs plan to appeal the decision to the 11th Circuit, arguing the NCAA's former policies allowing transgender athletes in women's sports violated their rights. The ruling follows the NCAA's rescission of its transgender athlete policy after a presidential executive order, and it does not address whether the original policy constituted sex discrimination.
