Riley Gaines

U.S. District Judge Tiffany R. Johnson threw out Riley Gaines' Title IX lawsuit against the NCAA on September 28, ruling that the evidence did not support her claims. Gaines, a former collegiate swimmer, has been a prominent opponent of transgender athletes competing in women's sports, and the case had drawn wide attention in that debate.

A US judge has thrown out Riley Gaines' lawsuit against the NCAA over transgender athletes' participation in women's college sports. Gaines, a former Kentucky swimmer who has become a leading opponent of trans inclusion in women's athletics, says she will appeal because she wants the Supreme Court to rule again on the issue of transgender athletes.