Title IX Ruling in California Reverberates Across the Country

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated a Title IX lawsuit brought by several female wrestlers against the University of California, Davis. The wrestlers were upset because the school effectively shuttered their program by requiring them to wrestle against their male counterparts in order to earn a spot on the team.   In so ruling, the panel ignored the school’s argument that more cuts to other men’s programs, which created a more balanced ratio of female student athletes t