The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered a win to a transgender weightlifter, even while keeping part of the case alive for the organization that banned her from competing in its women's division.
The high court sent part of the case back to a lower court to determine whether USA Powerlifting has a “legitimate business purpose” for excluding powerlifter JayCee Cooper, but found that the group's policy that bars her from competing in its women's division is “facially discriminatory” under the Minnesota Human Rights Act. That law protects transgender individuals against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
