Overview
- U.S. District Judge Youlee Yim You denied the Oregon School Activities Association’s bid to strike portions of the athletes’ complaint.
- The ruling preserves allegations that the association tolerated expressions like Black Lives Matter and Pride messaging while penalizing their protest.
- The lawsuit by Alexa Anderson and Reese Eckard alleges they were excluded from official photos and had medals withheld after the May podium incident.
- The athletes are represented by the America First Policy Institute, which called the decision a procedural but significant First Amendment win.
- OSAA did not provide comment in the reports, and the teens were separately honored with Fox Nation’s Most Valuable Patriot Award this week.