Haffer v. Temple University of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education

OPINION

JOSEPH S. LORD, III, Senior District Judge.

INTRODUCTION

This is a class action alleging unlawful gender discrimination in Temple University’s intercollegiate athletic program. The plaintiff class consists of “[a]ll current women students at Temple University who participate, or who are or have been deterred from participating because of sex discrimination in Temple’s intercollegiate athletic program.” Plaintiffs’ claims focus on three basic areas: (a) the extent to which Temple affords women students fewer “opportunities to compete” in intercollegiate athletics; (b) the alleged…