Judge Rules Claim that Youth Football Association Discriminated against Native American Teams Should Continue

A federal judge from the District of Colorado has let stand most of a claim lodged by two youth football organizations, which alleged that the Jeffco Midget Football Association, Inc. (JMFA) prevented the organizations from competing in JMFA’s league because most of their members were Native Americans.   The lone victory for the JMFA was that the plaintiffs - Creek Red Nation, LLC (CRN) and Highlands Ranch Youth Football Association (HRYFA) - had not adequately pled a claim under 42 U.S.C