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Judge Lets Riley Gaines’ Title IX Suit Against NCAA Proceed, Orders Funding Discovery

The case now turns on limited discovery into whether an NCAA–DoD research partnership made the association a federal funding recipient.

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Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Tiffany Johnson in Atlanta partially denied the NCAA’s motion to dismiss, allowing the plaintiffs’ Title IX claim to move forward.
  • The court found a plausible basis that NCAA research tied to a Department of Defense concussion program could qualify as federal financial assistance.
  • Discovery is limited to the funding question for 90 days, with the NCAA’s answer due Oct. 9, 2025, discovery through Jan. 7, 2026, and a dispositive motion on funding due Feb. 6, 2026.
  • Claims based on a Section 1983 state‑action theory and a Fourteenth Amendment bodily‑privacy theory were dismissed with prejudice because the NCAA is a private entity.
  • Georgia officials and the Georgia Tech Athletic Association were dismissed after the Riley Gaines Act mooted forward‑looking claims, leaving the NCAA as the sole remaining defendant.