Student Athlete Loses Again in Lawsuit Involving Sexual Orientation

A federal judge from the Eastern District of Michigan has granted Central Michigan University’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a case in which two student athletes sued the school for violation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Title IV of the Educational Amendments Act of 1972, and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.   Specifically, they alleged that they were discriminated against based on their race and sexual preference when their athletic scholar