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Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:29:56 +0000

[...] Judge Underhill’s decision is important because it offers a first-impression opinion by a federal judge that cheerleading is not a sport. It means that schools using cheerleading for purposes of Title IX should reconsider their policies or, if in Connecticut, change them. Keep in mind, though, other judges in other jurisdictions could reach different determinations, and given the lack of other precedent on this issue and given that cheerleading could become more formalized in the years ahead, it is certainly possibly that other judges, if faced with the same question, will conclude that competitive cheer is a Title IX eligible sport. Update: For an excellent analysis of this decision, see Professor Erin Buzuvis’s piece on Title IX Blog. See also Dan Fitzgerald’s extensive and insightful commentary of the case on Connecticut Sports Law. [...]

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Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:07:28 +0000

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Competitive Cheerleading is Not a Title IX Eligible Sport | news — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:53:29 +0000

[...] Judge Underhill’s decision is important because it offers a first-impression opinion by a federal judge that cheerleading is not a sport. It means that schools using cheerleading for purposes of Title IX should reconsider their policies or, if in Connecticut, change them. Keep in mind, though, other judges in other jurisdictions could reach different determinations, and given the lack of other precedent on this issue and given that cheerleading could become more formalized in the years ahead, it is certainly possibly that other judges, if faced with the same question, will conclude that competitive cheer is a Title IX eligible sport.Update: For an excellent analysis of this decision, see Professor Erin Buzuvis’s piece on Title IX Blog. See also Dan Fitzgerald’s extensive and insightful commentary of the case on Connecticut Sports Law. [...]

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news » Competitive Cheerleading is Not a Title IX Eligible Sport — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:56:24 +0000

[...] Judge Underhill’s decision is important because it offers a first-impression opinion by a federal judge that cheerleading is not a sport. It means that schools using cheerleading for purposes of Title IX should reconsider their policies or, if in Connecticut, change them. Keep in mind, though, other judges in other jurisdictions could reach different determinations, and given the lack of other precedent on this issue and given that cheerleading could become more formalized in the years ahead, it is certainly possibly that other judges, if faced with the same question, will conclude that competitive cheer is a Title IX eligible sport.Update: For an excellent analysis of this decision, see Professor Erin Buzuvis’s piece on Title IX Blog. See also Dan Fitzgerald’s extensive and insightful commentary of the case on Connecticut Sports Law. [...]