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Appeal Allows Women Wrestlers To Sue UC Davis

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Feb 8, 2010 12:53 pm US/Pacific

Appeal Allows Women Wrestlers To Sue UC Davis

DAVIS (CBS 5 / AP) ― An appeals court says it appears that the University of California, Davis violated federal law meant to promote gender equity in college athletics when it eliminated its women's wrestling program.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit Monday filed by three female wrestlers. The women were told in 2000 that they'd have to compete against men, then were cut from the varsity team.

The plaintiffs accuse the university of violating Title IX, the federal law that requires schools to offer equal athletic opportunities to men and women.

In 2007, UC Davis settled a lawsuit for $725,000 by fired women's wrestling coach Michael Burch, who claimed the university had retaliated against him for supporting the women's lawsuit.

(© 2010 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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