Federal Court Grants, in Part, Motion to Exclude Expert Witnesses in Title IX Lawsuit Between SMU and Former Member of Women’s Rowing Team

By Lauren Rosh On March 4, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted in part and denied in part a series of motions filed by Southern Methodist University (SMU) related to expert testimony.  In 2018, eight women who were former student athlete rowers at SMU filed a Title IX lawsuit against the Dallas, Texas, university alleging it did not provide equal participation opportunities. The initial complaint alleged that SMU provided inequitable fundi