Federal Judge Denies Connecticut Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss Title IX Claim Involving Trans Issue

A federal judge from the District of Connecticut has denied the Connecticut Association of Schools (CIAC) and its co-defendants’ motion to dismiss a claim brought by four student athletes, who alleged that they were denied “opportunities at elite track-and-field levels” when the defendants facilitated the participation of transgender athletes against them. The latest decision came after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit remanded the case back to the district court, and the p