Judge Backs University in Lawsuit Involving Coach and Sexual Orientation

Judge Backs University in Lawsuit Involving Coach and Sexual Orientation   A federal judge from the Eastern District of Arkansas granted summary judgment to Arkansas State University in a case in which the school’s former softball coach accused it of gender and sexual orientation discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.   In so ruling, the court found that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate that similarly situated male co