Court Denies Pepperdine’s Motion to Dismiss Title IX Claims

A federal judge from the Central District of California denied Pepperdine University’s motion to dismiss several Title IX-related claims, which were brought by two of its former women’s basketball players, who claimed they were discriminated against because of their lesbian relationship.   The plaintiffs in the case are Haley Videckis and Layana White. Videckis is a former member of Pepperdine's women's basketball team who transferred to Pepperdine from Arizona State University in July