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Sadie Schreiner Sues Princeton University Over Transgender Exclusion From Women’s Race

The lawsuit alleges that Princeton officials barred her from a May women’s 200m heat in breach of New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination.

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Overview

  • Sadie Schreiner filed a lawsuit on July 14 in Mercer County Superior Court accusing Princeton University and Leon Timing and Results Services of violating the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination.
  • The suit names Athletics Director John Mack and Track Operations Director Kimberly Keenan-Kirkpatrick as officials who allegedly disqualified her after learning she is transgender.
  • Schreiner says her name was removed from the official list just 15 minutes before the women’s 200m heat at the Larry Ellis Invitational on May 3.
  • A Princeton official allegedly asked her “I do not want to assume, but you are transgender,” causing public humiliation according to the complaint.
  • Princeton and involved parties have not issued public responses as the case proceeds toward legal hearings.