Minnesota Supreme Court sends transgender powerlifter’s legal challenge back to lower court

Minnesota Supreme Court rules in favor of transgender athlete in USA Powerlifting dispute

Share This StoryThe Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that USA Powerlifting (USAPL) discriminated against a transgender athlete by preventing him from competing in female powerlifting competitions. The ruling, issued Wednesday, is the latest development in a years-long legal saga. USAPL is a national organization that governs squat, bench press, and deadlift competitions across the country. The group requires athletes to submit to drug tests before …

Minnesota Supreme Court rules ban of trans powerlifter from women's event was discrimination

Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously ruled that USA Powerlifting discriminated against transgender athlete JayCee Cooper under the state's Human Rights Act.

Minnesota court gives win to transgender lifter while sending part of case back to lower court

The Minnesota Supreme Court has sent the case of transgender weightlifter JayCee Cooper back to a lower court.

Minnesota Supreme Court rules for transgender athlete but sends case back to lower court

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that USA Powerlifting discriminated against a Minnesota transgender athlete by prohibiting transgender women from participating in weightlifting events. The court, however, asked a lower court to weigh in on whether USA Powerlifting’s discrimination is…

Minnesota Supreme Court rules USA Powerlifting discriminated against transgender athlete, sends case back

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Supreme Court sided with transgender athletes on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Cooper v. USA Powerlifting, arguing JayCee Cooper, of Minneapolis, was discriminated against based on gender identity, violating the Minnesota Human Rights Act — but sent part of the case back to trial. The ruling comes four years after Cooper, then 35, sued USA Powerlifting in 2021, alleging the organization engaged in discriminatory practices by pr…

Minnesota Supreme Court rules transgender athlete ban is discrimination but opens door to further challenges

Instead of issuing a wide-ranging order, the state's high court likely set the table for future challenges.