Gaines v. NCAA
What's at Stake
The National Women’s Law Center is intervening in defense of transgender athletes in a lawsuit brought against the National Collegiate Athletics Association attempting to force the organization to implement a nationwide and categorical ban on the participation of transgender college athletes. Founded in 1972, NWLC fights for gender justice working across the issues that are central to the lives of women and girls.
Summary
As part of its 50-year mission defending the rights of women and girls under Title IX, the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) filed a motion in federal court today seeking to intervene in defense of transgender athletes in a lawsuit demanding the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ban transgender women from participating in women’s college sports teams and using restrooms and locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity.
In Gaines v. NCAA, several athletes and former athletes allege the NCAA’s already strict policies governing sports eligibility for trans student-athletes discriminate against cisgender women. Under political pressure, a few years ago, the NCAA hastily scaled back its own long-term, previous policy that offered a clear path to inclusion for trans women in college who were receiving gender-affirming medical care. Yet, the plaintiffs--falsely purporting to speak on behalf of a national class of all past, present, and future NCAA women athletes--want to force the NCAA to categorically ban women and girls who are transgender from playing sports. Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Georgia, and Cooley LLP, NWLC asked to be officially joined as a party to the case and filed a motion to dismiss in May 2024, citing severe flaws in legal and factual statements presented in the complaint.
Women athletes from across the country have voiced support for the inclusion of trans college athletes, including the iconic Billie Jean King, Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird, and the reigning champion NCAA Women’s Basketball Coach Dawn Staley.
Legal Documents
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11/15/2024
Motions to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint -
- State Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint
- Defendant Georgia Tech Athletics Association's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint
- Defendant National Collegiate Athletic Association's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint
Gaines v. NCAALegal DocumentsState Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended ComplaintDate Filed: 11/15/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
Gaines v. NCAALegal DocumentsDefendant Georgia Tech Athletics Association's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended ComplaintDate Filed: 11/15/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
Gaines v. NCAALegal DocumentsDefendant National Collegiate Athletic Association's Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Second Amended ComplaintDate Filed: 11/15/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
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11/01/2024
Order Denying National Women's Law Center's Motion to Intervene as Defendant -
10/23/2024
Second Amended Complaint -
07/24/2024
Motions to Dismiss Amended Complaint -
- Defendant National Collegiate Athletic Association's Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint
- State Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint
- Plaintiffs' Consolidated Response in Opposition to Defendant National Collegiate Athletic Association's and State Defendants' Motions to Dismiss
Gaines v. NCAALegal DocumentsDefendant National Collegiate Athletic Association's Motion to Dismiss Amended ComplaintDate Filed: 07/24/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
Gaines v. NCAALegal DocumentsState Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Amended ComplaintDate Filed: 07/24/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
Gaines v. NCAALegal DocumentsPlaintiffs' Consolidated Response in Opposition to Defendant National Collegiate Athletic Association's and State Defendants' Motions to DismissDate Filed: 09/23/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
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06/27/2024
Order Denying State Defendants' Motion to Dismiss and Defendant National Collegiate Athletic Association's Motion to Dismiss -
06/26/2024
Amended Complaint -
06/05/2024
Motions to Dismiss Complaint -
- Defendant National Collegiate Athlethic Association's Motion to Dismiss
- State Defendants' Motion to Dismiss
Gaines v. NCAALegal DocumentsDefendant National Collegiate Athlethic Association's Motion to DismissDate Filed: 06/05/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
Gaines v. NCAALegal DocumentsState Defendants' Motion to DismissDate Filed: 06/05/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
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05/06/2024
National Women's Law Center's Motion to Intervene as Defendant -
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05/06/2024
National Women's Law Center's Declaration of Emily Martin -
05/06/2024
National Women's Law Center's Proposed Motion to Dismiss -
06/19/2024
Plaintiffs' Response to National Women's Law Center's Motion to Intervene as Defendant -
07/03/2024
National Women's Law Center's Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene as Defendant
Gaines v. NCAALegal DocumentsNational Women's Law Center's Declaration of Emily MartinDate Filed: 05/06/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
Gaines v. NCAALegal DocumentsNational Women's Law Center's Proposed Motion to DismissDate Filed: 05/06/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
Gaines v. NCAALegal DocumentsPlaintiffs' Response to National Women's Law Center's Motion to Intervene as DefendantDate Filed: 06/19/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
Gaines v. NCAALegal DocumentsNational Women's Law Center's Reply in Support of Motion to Intervene as DefendantDate Filed: 07/03/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
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05/06/2024
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03/14/2024
Complaint
Date Filed: 11/01/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
Date Filed: 10/23/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
Date Filed: 06/27/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
Date Filed: 06/26/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
Date Filed: 05/06/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia
Date Filed: 03/14/2024
Court: District Court (N.D. Ga.)
Affiliate: Georgia