By noauthor • 19 years ago

Title IX at the Court


As cnn.com reports, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on sex discrimination in school sports. At issue is whether Congress intended to allow lawsuits by those who complain of gender bias — even if they are not direct victims — when it passed Title IX barring discrimination in any educational program receiving federal funds.
According to NPR, the original case involved a coach who said he was fired after complaining that girls’ basketball teams at an Alabama high school got fewer resources than boys’ teams.
Go Justice Ginsburg! We’ll keep you posted as this case develops…
Pic from WNBA

Read more about

Join the Conversation