"A trans powerlifter in Minnesota scored a victory on Wednesday in her years-long battle with USA Powerlifting over her participation in the sports federation's competitions. The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that barring trans powerlifter JayCee Cooper from women's competitions was discriminatory on its face and in violation of Minnesota's Human Rights Act. The justices sent part of the case back to a lower court to determine if USA Powerlifting had a legitimate business interest in discriminating against Cooper, a carve-out in the state's anti-discrimination laws."
"Cooper's fight to compete began after she joined the organization as a dues-paying member in 2018. The next year, the USA Powerlifting barred her from competing with women, based on the federation's policy that "transgender women are allowed to compete in the division reflecting their birth." Cooper was assigned male at birth. Cooper sued USAPL in January 2021, saying that its policy violated Minnesota's Human Rights Act, a law that explicitly forbids transgender-based discrimination."
JayCee Cooper, a transgender powerlifter, won a Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that exclusion from women's competitions was discriminatory under Minnesota's Human Rights Act. The court found facial discrimination and sent part of the case back to a lower court to assess whether USA Powerlifting had a legitimate business interest to justify its policy under a statutory carve-out for competitive fairness. USA Powerlifting asserted it sought to ensure competitive fairness. Cooper joined the federation as a dues-paying member in 2018, was barred from women's competition in 2019, sued in January 2021, and prevailed at the district court level in 2023.
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