Supreme Court to Review Title IX Case Involving Georgia Tech Coach's Employment Discrimination Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review a Title IX lawsuit filed by former Georgia Tech women's basketball coach MaChelle Joseph. Joseph alleges that she was discriminated against based on sex, claiming that the university provided her with inferior resources compared to male coaches, which ultimately led to her termination. The case could potentially expand the scope of Title IX to include employment discrimination claims, a move that could impact coaches, trainers, and other athletic department employees. Joseph's claims were previously dismissed by lower courts, which ruled that Title IX does not cover employment discrimination, a domain traditionally governed by Title VII.