January 7, 2000

2 Appeals Courts Uphold Right of Universities to Reduce Number of Male Athletes

By WELCH SUGGS

Two universities have won the right to reduce the number of male athletes on varsity teams -- or even to drop the teams -- to meet the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.

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The full texts of rulings by the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the Seventh Circuit

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