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U.S. District Judge Tiffany R. Johnson threw out Riley Gaines' Title IX lawsuit against the NCAA on September 28, ruling that the evidence presented did not support her claims. Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer, had sued the NCAA over its transgender athlete participation policies. Commenters are discussing the dismissal in the context of ongoing debates over trans athletes in women's sports.

The US Senate has passed the Protect College Sports Act, a bill affecting how college sports are governed. The legislation carries implications for NCAA oversight of college athletics and for how college athletes can be paid, a contested issue since name, image and likeness rules changed the economics of amateur sport. Legal commentators are weighing what the act means for the NCAA's authority and athletes' compensation rights.

The United Nations Office of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict (OSRSG CAAC) held work in Qatar aimed at putting children at the centre of mediation and peace processes. The initiative focuses on strengthening practices so that the protection of children is integrated into negotiation and peacebuilding efforts. Further details about participants and outcomes were not immediately available.

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging the NCAA's policies on transgender athletes, ruling against the plaintiffs who sought to bar transgender women from competing in women's college sports. The decision arrives amid ongoing national debate over transgender participation in athletics and follows several states moving to restrict such participation. Details of the ruling's reasoning and any plans to appeal were not immediately available.