Pederson v. Louisiana State University

How courts have described this case

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• holding that LSU waived Eleventh Amendment immunity by accepting federal funds under Title IX
• listing comments about women including “honey,” “sweetie,” “cutie,” a statement calling softball a “more feminine sport,” and a justification to treat women differently because “the women might get hurt”
• “A state may waive its immunity by voluntarily participating in federal spending programs when Congress expresses a clear intent to condition participation in the programs ... on a State’s consent to waive its constitutional immunity.”
• “Because the named plaintiffs will not benefit from a favorable ruling on the question implicating injunctive relief, we hold that this question is moot as to them.”
• “Even assuming that any one of [the named plaintiffs] retains any NCAA eligibility at this point, they have not argued that there is any likelihood that any of them will return to LSU and attempt to play varsity sports.”

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