A23-0621 JayCee Cooper v. USA Powerlifting, USA Powerlifting Minnesota, on Related ...

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1. The district court erred by granting plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment and concluding that defendant is liable to plaintiff on her claims of discrimination based on sexual orientation in public accommodations and in business under the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minn. Stat. §§ 363A.01-.44 (2018), because there are genuine issues of material fact as to whether defendant excluded plaintiff from the women's division of its weightlifting competitions because of her transgender status. 2. The district court erred by granting plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment and concluding that defendant is liable to plaintiff on her claims of discrimination based on sexual orientation and sex in business under the Minnesota Human Rights Act, Minn. Stat. §§ 363A.01-.44 (2018), because there are genuine issues of material fact as to whether defendant excluded plaintiff from the women's division of its weightlifting competitions for a legitimate business purpose. Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.