Alan Johnson dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice, preventing it from being brought before a judge again and stating courts could not interfere with the sorority's valid interpretation of its own bylaws. Members of Kappa Kappa Gamma's Wyoming chapter sued the national Kappa Fraternity Council in 2023 after a transgender sister was allowed to join. The ruling noted nothing in bylaws or standing rules requires Kappa to narrowly define 'women' to include only individuals born with certain reproductive organs. The lawsuit had been rejected previously and was refiled in June. Artemis Langford plans to sue plaintiffs' lawyers, citing threats and forced relocation after media coverage.
Alan Johnson dismissed the case with prejudice on Friday (22 August), meaning it cannot be brought before a judge again, saying the courts could not interfere in the sorority's "valid interpretation of its own bylaws". Members of Kappa Kappa Gamma's Wyoming chapter sued the national organisation, Kappa Fraternity Council, in 2023 after a trans sister was allowed to join.
Writing in his ruling, the judge said: "Nothing in the bylaws or the standing rules requires Kappa to narrowly define the words 'women' or 'woman' to include only individuals born with a certain set of reproductive organs, particularly when even the dictionary cited by plaintiffs offers a more expansive definition." The lawsuit had already been rejected a number of times but was refiled in June, little more than a year after an appeal was denied.
Artemis Langford, the trans sister involved in the long-running legal battle, is reported to be planning to sue the lawyers representing the plaintiffs, claiming the headlines caused by the case had forced her to move out of Wyoming. "Every day I woke up feeling: why does my mouth taste bad?" she told Wyoming Public Radio. "Then realising my heart [was pounding and I was] having a panic attack." She had received death threats after the story was covered by Fox News, she said.
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