Mixed Ruling in California-Davis Title IX Case - NYTimes.com: A federal judge ruled that the University of California, Davis, which was sued by a group of female wrestlers charging sex discrimination, failed to offer enough athletic opportunities to women.
But the decision, issued Wednesday by Judge Frank C. Damrell Jr. of United States District Court in Sacramento, also found that the female wrestlers failed to prove that university officials, who were listed as defendants, deliberately discriminated against them.
Damrell will decide at a later date on the amount of damages the plaintiffs could receive. He noted, however, that his ruling “would seem to place severe limitations on the damages these plaintiffs may recover.”
The mixed decision involving the federal law known as Title IX, which requires schools and universities to provide equal athletic opportunity to men and women, led both sides to declare victory.
