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February 8, 2010, 04:58 PM ET
Appeals Court Reinstates Title IX Wrestling Case Against UC-Davis
A federal appeals court today reinstated a gender-discrimination lawsuit filed by three female wrestlers against the University of California at Davis, the Associated Press reported. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit said the university had appeared to violate Title IX, a key federal gender-equity law in sports, when in 2000 it forced the women to compete against male wrestlers and then cut them from the varsity team. A district court had previously ruled in favor of the university. The university previously paid $725,000 to settle a lawsuit by the team's coach, who complained that he had been dismissed after siding with the female players.
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