Former college athlete Riley Gaines and other plaintiffs seek to appeal after a federal judge dismisses their Title IX lawsuit against the NCAA, which challenges the NCAA’s policies affecting transgender athletes.
In the ruling described by multiple outlets, the judge determines the NCAA is not a “federal funding recipient,” and therefore is not subject to Title IX in the way the plaintiffs argue. Fox News adds that the NCAA says it remains in compliance with a Trump executive order related to Title IX enforcement.
Outlet descriptions differ in emphasis: Fox focuses on the judge’s dismissal and the NCAA’s stated compliance position, while Breitbart highlights that the case is dismissed by a Biden-appointed judge. Both accounts describe Gaines as planning to appeal the decision.
