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EXCLUSIVE: Riley Gaines’ lawsuit against NCAA will continue after a federal judge partially denied the defendant’s resolution to reject Thursday. Her lawyer revealed an important condition it would take to achieve a solution.
The lawyer for Gaines and 19 other plaintiffs involved, Bill Bock from the Independent Council for Women’s Sports (Icons), Pakinomist told Digital that he believes his side can achieve everything it stated in the hope of doing when he first archived back in early 2024. But he also does not exclude the possibility of accepting a solution with NCAA, but said that such an agreement in this case would be “difficult.”
Federal Judge Tiffany Johnson gave on Thursday that Bock’s clients who are probably alleged that NCAA receives federal financial assistance and is thus subject to section IX.
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NCAA changed its gender eligibility policy in February to state that only biologically female athletes were allowed to compete in the women’s category, one day after President Donald Trump signed “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executing order.
Bock cares that NCAA changes its policy back in the event of a change in federal policy.
“The problem with a settlement is to make a long -term settlement in the long term, so the best way to do it would be with a court decision,” Bock said. “The only way I think we would look at settlement is if the settlement was accompanied by a consent, which is an enforceable continuous order against NCAA that complies with section IX.
“The violated women’s rights for more than 15 years, so they have indicated a strong will not to … so we need very strong iron -clad insurance that they will protect women in school.”
Bock did not indicate that a consent of consent would be the only condition needed for a solution.
Another important goal that icons try to achieve with their trial is the implementation of mandatory sex tests for women’s athletes, according to Bock. Gaines and other women’s sports activists have claimed that NCAA’s new politics does not do “enough” to keep men out of women’s university sports without a sex test.
Since NCAA introduced its current policy, cases have been recorded that Trans athletes competing in women’s events.
Trans Track and Field Athlete Evelyn Parts has sued Swathmore College, claiming the school removed the athlete from the team after the policy was changed before he was “fully reinstated” and was allowed to compete in women’s competition while the rule’s change and executive order were in place.
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Parts are listed as the winner of the women’s 10,000 meters at Bill Butler Invitational in April and as a participant in Paul Donahue invites the same month and the Centennial Championships in early May, according to the athlete’s Swarthmore Athletics page.
Meanwhile, Ithaca College in New York admitted to having allowed a trans athlete to compete in a division III Rowing competition in March. Trans -Athlet competed in Cayuga -Duals, but only in the third varsity eight event that is not included in NCAA Championship qualification.
NCAA made a statement to Pakinomist Digital, which addressed Ithaca’s violation of the policy, and said “Ithaca said their intention to comply with the policy, which allows for practice opportunities and NCAA appreciates Ithaca’s responsiveness.”
Now, Gaines, Bock and the other 19 plaintiffs are trying to prevent more cases from happening, and believe that the recent decision can help them achieve it.
Johnson rejected other charges in the trial, including the claim that NCAA is a state actor, allegations of a violation of a right to bodily privacy, and all charges against the University of Georgia System and Georgia Tech, hosting the 2022 swimming championship, where gains and other women’s swimmers had to compete against Upenn Trans Athlete Lia Thomas Thomas. Bock said they are planning to appeal this.
But with the case that continues with the title IX requirements, Bock believes his side can still achieve all his main goals, including the judicial order and mandatory sex test.
Other plaintiffs in the trial include former San Jose State Volleyball Captain Brooke slushesWith reference to her experience with former Trans -teammate Blaire Fleming, and the former Rochester Institute of Technology Women’s Track and Field Athlete Caroline Hill, citing her experience with former Trans Athlet Sadie Schreiner.
“We can effectively achieve everything we have applied for, which is A. Determination that the NCAA policy violates the title IX that they violated the rights of the women who competed in the NCAA championships in 2022, and their current politics is in violation of title IX,” Bock said.
Pakinomist Digital has reached NCAA for a response to Bock’s statement but has not received an answer.
NCAA provided a previous answer that related to Johnson’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.
