Biediger v. Quinnipiac Univ.
| Decision Date | 04 March 2013 |
| Docket Number | No. 3:09–cv–621 (SRU).,3:09–cv–621 (SRU). |
| Court | U.S. District Court — District of Connecticut |
| Parties | Stephanie BIEDIGER, Kayla Lawler, Erin Overdevest, Kristen Corinaldesi, and Logan Riker, individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated, and Robin Lamott Sparks, individually, Plaintiffs, v. QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY, Defendant. |
OPINION TEXT STARTS HERE
Alex V. Hernandez, Jonathan B. Orleans, Pullman & Comley, Bridgeport, CT, David J. McGuire, Sandra J. Staub, American Civil Liberties Union, Hartford, CT, Kristen Galles, Alexandria, VA, Lewis H. Chimes, Law Office of Lewis Chimes LLC, Stamford, CT, for Plaintiffs.
Andrew E. Rice, Edward A. Brill, Rebecca L. Berkebile, Susan D. Friedfel, Proskauer Rose LLP, New York, NY, Mary A. Gambardella, Wiggin & Dana LLP, Stamford, CT, for Defendant.
RULING ON DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO LIFT INJUNCTION
The year 2012 marked the fortieth anniversary of the sex discrimination statute known as Title IX. See Education Amendments of 1972, Pub.L. No. 92–318, Title IX, §§ 901–907, 86 Stat. 235, 373–375 (). Born of congressional concerns about “ ‘massive, persistent patterns of discrimination against women in the academic world,’ ” McCormick v. Sch. Dist. of Mamaroneck, 370 F.3d 275, 286 (2d Cir.2004) (quoting 118 CONG. REC. 5804 (1972) (statement of Sen. Bayh)), the law prohibits educational institutions that receive federal funds from engaging in sex-based discrimination in the programs and activities they sponsor, including athletics. In the two score years since its enactment, Title IX has marshaled significant change in public attitudes about, and opportunities for, women in sport. Yet despite that progress, “Title IX has not ended the long history of discrimination...
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