Riley Gaines, the plaintiff in the case, announced plans to appeal the dismissal to the Supreme Court. She seeks to force the governing body to overhaul its inclusion policies for women's sports after the lower court determined the NCAA is not a federal-funding recipient.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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Riley Gaines to Appeal NCAA Title IX Loss to Supreme Court
Sports21 days ago
A federal judge has tossed a legal challenge against the NCAA, ruling that the sports organization's lack of federal funding exempts it from Title IX jurisdiction. The decision ends a lawsuit that attempted to bar transgender women from competing in female athletic categories and stop men from using women's locker rooms.
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