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Press Releases
Official statements and announcements from the Independent Council on Women’s Sports.
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BREAKING: Judge Dismisses Gaines v. NCAA — Riley Gaines and ICONS Will Appeal
A federal judge in Georgia ruled that the NCAA isn’t subject to Title IX and dismissed Gaines v. NCAA. Riley Gaines will…
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Statement on the Protect College Sports Act
ICONS warned that the bill, as drafted, could shield the NCAA from accountability, and asked Congress to require the NCAA and its…
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Statement on the Supreme Court’s Decision: A Landmark Victory for Women and Girls
The Supreme Court made clear that Title IX and the Equal Protection Clause apply on the basis of biological sex. ICONS called…
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Statement on the International Olympic Committee’s New Protections for the Women’s Category
ICONS welcomed the International Olympic Committee’s new protections for the women’s category, with SRY screening, and called on the NCAA to follow…
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Judge Rules Title IX Lawsuit Against SJSU in Women’s Volleyball Scandal Can Proceed
A federal judge let the volleyball players’ Title IX claims against San José State proceed. ICONS plans to appeal his finding that…
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Female Athlete Lawsuit Is ON Against the NCAA! Federal Judge Denies NCAA Motion to Dismiss Title IX Case
A federal judge denied the NCAA’s motion to dismiss the Title IX lawsuit brought by Riley Gaines and 18 other female athletes,…
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Statement on USOPC Compliance with Federal Executive Order on Women’s Sports
ICONS thanked the USOPC for directing every national governing body to reserve women’s categories for female athletes, and called for sex screening…
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ICONS Supports Texas Attorney General in Upcoming Court Hearing Over NCAA Transgender Eligibility Policy
Brooke Slusser, Kylee Alons and Kaitlynn Wheeler were set to testify in Texas v. NCAA, in which the Texas Attorney General asked…
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NEW Poll: Overwhelming Majority of Georgia Voters Back Female-Only Sports and Private Spaces
A SurveyUSA poll for ICONS found that 89% of Georgia voters think it’s important for women and girls to have female-only sports…
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ICONS Backs NEW Lawsuit Against the NCAA, Ivy League and Harvard University
Three former Penn swimmers, backed by ICONS, sued the NCAA, the Ivy League and Harvard over the 2021–22 season, when a male…
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ICONS Fact Check of NCAA President Charlie Baker’s Alarming and False Testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee
ICONS rebutted NCAA President Charlie Baker’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee that federal courts had tied the NCAA’s hands on men…
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ICONS Announces NCAA Volleyball Player’s Emergency Motion for Injunction Appeal Filed
After a federal court in Colorado denied emergency relief to Brooke Slusser and other Mountain West volleyball players, they asked the Tenth…