Supreme Court Denies Brown's Appeal on Gender Equity in Sports

Advocates for female athletes see outcome as a major victory

By Jim Naughton

Washington -- The Supreme Court announced last week that it would not hear Brown University's appeal in the most closely watched case on sex discrimination in intercollegiate athletics.

The statement let stand a series of lower-court rulings that the university had violated...

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