Jury Rules Against Plaintiffs in Pepperdine University Sexual Orientation Discrimination Case

A jury ruled Friday against two former players on the Pepperdine University women’s basketball team who claimed they faced discrimination from their coach in 2014 because they were dating.  The jury said there was not enough evidence to determine that the university targeted the plaintiffs, Layana White and Haley Videckis, based on their sexual orientation.  But the case marked one of the first times that a discrimination claim based on sexual orientation went to trial under the landmark Title IX law.