Tag: Title IX

Judge rules Title IX sex discrimination includes sexual orientation

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By John Mack Freeman U.S. District Court Judge Dean Pregerson ruled in Layana White and Haley Videckis v. Pepperdine University “that sexual orientation discrimination is not a category distinct from sex or gender discrimination.” The two students have sued the school saying that they were mistreated by their basketball coach at the Christian university because they were […]

Judge throws out Title IX argument in trans bathroom use case

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By John Mack Freeman Judge Robert Doumar has dismissed claims that Title IX protects trans students to use the bathroom of their appropriate gender identity. Title IX protects students from discrimination on the basis of sex. Via Buzzfeed: The Justice Department had filed a statement of interest in the case, arguing that Grimm had a […]