Wyoming
Court dismisses appeal of suit contesting transgender woman in Wyoming sorority
DENVER (AP) — A federal court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal of a lawsuit that challenged a transgender woman’s acceptance into a sorority at the University of Wyoming, ruling it did not have jurisdiction to hear the case.
The lawsuit could not be appealed because a lower court judge in Wyoming left open the possibility of refiling it in his court, the three-judge U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver determined.
The case involving Artemis Langford, a transgender woman admitted into the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority chapter in Laramie, drew widespread attention as transgender people fight for more acceptance in schools, athletics, workplaces and elsewhere, while others push back.
The sorority argued it had wide leeway to interpret its own bylaws, including defining who is a woman, but six sorority sisters argued in a lawsuit for a narrower interpretation.
Last summer, U.S. District Judge Alan Johnson in Cheyenne dismissed the case without prejudice in a ruling that suggested the lawsuit could be refiled in his court.
The appellate judges sided with sorority attorneys who argued the case was not ready for the appeals court. The question elicited the most discussion before the judges during oral arguments in May.
An attorney for the sorority sisters, May Mailman, declined to comment on the ruling. An attorney for the sorority, Natalie McLaughlin, did not return messages seeking comment.
The sorority sisters’ lawsuit against Kappa Kappa Gamma and its president, Mary Pat Rooney, claimed Langford made them feel uncomfortable in the sorority house. Langford was dropped from the lawsuit on appeal.
The arguments hearing drew a small demonstration outside a federal courthouse in Denver with women holding signs that read “Save Sisterhood” and “Women have the right to women’s only spaces.”
Class 3A and 4A girls’ basketball teams in Wyoming are onto the postseason with regional tournament games, Thursday through Saturday. Buffalo, Evanston, Gillette, and Lovell are the host sites of the four regionals this weekend. For both 3A sites and the 4A West site, teams need two wins to qualify for next week’s state tournament. Two losses and a team is eliminated. The champion in the 4A East regular season draws a first-round bye and has already qualified for state basketball. The other six teams are in a one-game, win-or-go-home scenario on Thursday.
WYOPREPS 3A-4A GIRLS BASKETBALL REGIONAL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULES
Except in the 4A East, Friday will feature elimination games. All four sites will have semifinals on Friday night. Seeding for the state tournament will be determined on Saturday. This schedule is based on the brackets sent to WyoPreps. It is subject to change.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Final Score: (6) Worland 42 (3) Pinedale 36
Final Score: (2) Lander 40 (7) Lyman 26
Final Score: (1) Cody 53 (8) Mountain View 16
Final Score: (4) Powell 46 (5) Lovell 35
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Final Score: Pinedale 42 Lyman 25 – Eagles are eliminated
Final Score: Lovell 55 Mountain View 23 – Buffalos are eliminated
Final Score: Lander 43 Worland 16 – semifinal – Tigers qualify for state
Final Score: Cody 49 Powell 28 – semifinal – Fillies qualify for state
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 9: Pinedale vs. Powell, 9:30 a.m. – loser out
Game 10: Lovell vs. Worland, 9:30 a.m. (LMS) – loser out
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 3:30 p.m. – 3rd Place Game
Game 12: Lander vs. Cody, 12:30 p.m. – Championship Game
THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Final Score: (3) Douglas 38 (6) Glenrock 26
Final Score: (2) Buffalo 67 (7) Newcastle 38
Final Score: (5) Burns 49 (4) Torrington 47
Final Score: (1) Wheatland 47 (8) Rawlins 42
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Final Score: Glenrock 49 Newcastle 46 – Dogies are eliminated
Final Score: Torrington 48 Rawlins 41 – Outlaws are eliminated
Final Score: Douglas 47 Buffalo 41 – semifinal – Bearcats qualify for state.
Final Score: Wheatland 53 Burns 29 – semifinal – Bulldogs qualify for state.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 9: Torrington vs. Buffalo, 9 a.m. – loser out
Game 10: Glenrock vs. Burns, 10:30 a.m. – loser out
Game 11: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 6 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (if necessary)
Game 12: Douglas vs. Wheatland, 3 p.m. – Championship Game
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THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Final Score: (SW-1) Star Valley 47 (NW-4) Rock Springs 26
Final Score: (NW-2) Natrona County 47 (SW-3) Riverton 33
Final Score: (NW-1) Green River 56 (SW-4) Jackson 17
Final Score: (SW-2) Evanston 47 (NW-3) Kelly Walsh 36
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Final Score: Riverton 49 Rock Springs 47 – Tigers are eliminated; Wolverines won it on 2 FTs with 4.4 secs left.
Final Score: Kelly Walsh 42 Jackson 37 – Broncs are eliminated
Final Score: Star Valley 36 Natrona County 31 – semifinal – Braves qualify for state.
Final Score: Green River 60 Evanston 32 – semifinal – Wolves qualify for state.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 9: Riverton vs. Evanston, 10 a.m. – loser out
Game 10: Kelly Walsh vs. Natrona County, 8:30 a.m. – loser out
Game 11: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11, 3 p.m. – 3rd Place Game (at EMS)
Game 12: Star Valley vs. Green River, 3 p.m. – Championship Game
THURSDAY, MARCH 5:
Game 1: (1) Cheyenne East = Bye
Final Score: (2) Cheyenne Central 58 (7) Cheyenne South 5 – Bison are eliminated; Indians qualify for state.
Final Score: (4) Thunder Basin 46 (5) Laramie 39 – Plainsmen are eliminated; Bolts qualify for state – TB finished the game on an 8-0 run.
Final Score: (3) Sheridan 59 (6) Campbell County 33 – Camels are eliminated; Broncs qualify for state.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6:
Final Score: Cheyenne Central 54 Sheridan 30 – semifinal
Final Score: Cheyenne East 52 Thunder Basin 48 – semifinal
SATURDAY, MARCH 7:
Game 7: Thunder Basin vs. Sheridan 10 a.m. – 3rd Place Game
Game 8: Cheyenne East vs. Cheyenne Central, 1 p.m. – Championship Game
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