Overview

• U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson dismissed the amended complaint with prejudice on August 26, ending the case in his court after a prior 2023 dismissal.
• The opinion concludes Kappa Kappa Gamma’s rules permit an interpretation of “woman” based on gender identity rather than biological sex.
• Johnson rejected plaintiffs’ reliance on President Trump’s executive-order definitions, stating they apply only to the Executive Branch and not to private contracts.
• Finding no bylaw violation or fraud in the University of Wyoming chapter’s 2022 admission of Artemis Langford, the judge wrote, “we are required to leave Kappa alone.”
• The plaintiffs can appeal, and the decision notes they could also pursue a bylaw change through Kappa’s internal governance.