Legal Opinion
Covington v. International Ass'n of Approved Basketball Officials
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 14, 2013No. 11-3096PublishedCited by 389 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
When the Defense Department rescinded the ban on women in combat positions, it effectively undermined the presumption of female inferiority that had for years closed opportunities for women in the military, in sports, and in other fields. In her Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”), Tamika Covington, who has been a basketball official in New Jersey and Pennsylvania for over ten years, alleges gender employment 1 discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1681,…
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