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Supreme Court rules for NCAA in sex discrimination case
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WASHINGTON The National Collegiate Athletic Association is not
subject to a federal sex-bias law just because it collects dues from
federally financed colleges and universities, the Supreme Court ruled
Tuesday.
But the justices' unanimous decision left open the possibility
the governing body for intercollegiate sports may for other reasons
be covered by the law known as Title IX of the Education Acts of
1972.
Renee Smith, an Ohio woman who says she was illegally declared
ine...
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APPEALS COURT CHANGES RULING AGAINST NCAA.(Sports)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA)
; A federal appeals court yesterday reversed a lower-court ruling and decided that the NCAA may use minimum standardized test scores in determining the eligibility of freshman athletes. The lower court in March struck down the eligibility requirement, ruling that it was unfair to blacks. Four black
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Justices give NCAA a win in woman's suit on eligibility
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