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Riley Gaines vs. The NCAA trial case took a big step forward on Thursday.
US district judge Tiffany Johnson partially refused NCAA’s proposal for rejection and the trial is now continuing.
Gaines and the trial of the lawsuits, current and former female college -athletes, who are influenced by transgender clutching, seek to hold NCAA responsible for its previous politics that enabled biological male trans athletes to compete in the women’s category.
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Gaines and other former NCAA women’s swimmers quote their experience of competing against and sharing a dressing room with the former Upenn Transgender Swimmer Lia Thomas.
Other plaintiffs in the trial include former San Jose State Volleyball Captain Brooke Slusser, citing her experience with former Trans -teammate Blaire Fleming and the former Rochester Institute of Technology Women’s Track and Field Athlete Caroline Hill, referring to her experience with former Trans Athlet Sadie Schreiner.
Johnson gave up that the applicants have plausibly claimed that NCAA receives federal financial assistance, so that it is subject to the requirements of section IX.
Johnson, however, also gave the plaintiffs plausibly claimed that NCAA is a state actor and has not plausibly alleged a violation of a right to bodily privacy.
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The trial was filed in March 2024, two years after Gaines notorious tied with Thomas at NCAA Women’s Swimming Championships. Several female swimmers were forced to share the women’s dressing room with Thomas that year.
The case also names the University of Georgia System and Georgia Tech (which hosted the 2022 swimming championship) as defendant. Johnson awarded the university’s proposal for rejection.
Gaines -Attorney, Bill Bock from the Independent Council for Women’s Sports (Icons), praised Johnson’s decision to let the trial continue against NCAA.
“We agree with the aspects of Judge Johnson’s order that allow this important trial to continue against NCAA. For years, NCAA has mistakenly claimed that it cannot be held responsible under title IX, although NCAA controls significant aspects of college -athletics for colleges and universities that receive federal funding,” Bock said.
“Judge Johnson’s decision is a significant step forward for plaintiffs in this trial and we are happy to be able to move on with the trial. We are now moving on to the discovery phase and looking forward to proving that NCAA is fully responsible under Section IX.”
NCAA made a statement to Pakinomist Digital in response to a request for comment on the judge’s decision.
“College Sports remains the leading phase of women’s sports in America, and the association and its members will continue to promote title IX, make unprecedented investments in women’s sports and secure fair competition in NCAA championships.
