The Battle Over Transgender Athletes' Rights Rages On
In a contentious legal battle over transgender athlete participation, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has handed a provisional victory to USA Powerlifting in its case against transgender lifter JayCee Cooper. The ruling overturns a lower court decision that had found the powerlifting organization guilty of violating the Minnesota Human Rights Act by banning Cooper from competing in the women’s division in 2019.
The appeals court, in a 2-1 decision, ruled that the original district court had erred in its judgment that USA Powerlifting had no legitimate reason for excluding Cooper, who transitioned from male to female.