August 11, 2017
A California federal jury late Friday cleared Pepperdine University of allegations that it discriminated against and harassed two former female basketball players because they were dating, reaching a unanimous decision after only four hours following a three-week trial.
August 10, 2017
Two female basketball players alleging Pepperdine University discriminated against them because they were dating told a California federal judge on Wednesday that their Title IX claims should go to a jury after the weeks-long trial, calling the school's last-minute bid for a final ruling "flawed."
July 28, 2017
Pepperdine University's athletic director defended the Christian-affiliated school Friday in a California trial over allegations it discriminated against two female basketball players because they were dating, telling jurors the team's coach was instead worried about the impact on "team chemistry" when the couple began distancing themselves from others.
May 31, 2017
A pair of former Pepperdine University women's basketball players accusing the school of discriminating against them because they were dating each other shot back at a bid to exclude evidence of the university's attitude toward LGBT issues, telling a California federal judge Tuesday that these facts are central to the overarching dispute.
April 26, 2017
Pepperdine University won its bid Tuesday to make two of its former women’s basketball players, who claim the school discriminated against them because they were dating each other, undergo mental examinations to ascertain the extent of the emotional distress they claim to have suffered.
April 10, 2017
Pepperdine University on Friday asked a California federal court to force two of its former women's basketball players, who allege the school discriminated against them because they were engaged in a dating relationship, to undergo mental examinations to determine the extent of the emotional distress they allege to have suffered.