Kansas Human Rights Commission v. Topeka Golf Ass'n

Lewis, J.:

This is an appeal by die Kansas Human Rights Commission (KHRC) from adverse rulings by the district court.

This review is the culmination of an action began by Kelly Muxlow against the Topeka Golf Association (TGA), a/k/a Topeka Men’s Golf Association. In 1988 and 1989, Muxlow filed a total of four complaints against the TGA before the KHRC. These complaints alleged that the TGA had unlawfully discriminated against Muxlow by refusing her membership and the right to play in their golf tournaments because of her sex. The TGA responded to the complaints filed by Muxlow by asserting that…