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Court revives lawsuit against Utah school districts over girls football

A lower court judge rejected their lawsuit, which led to the Denver-based appeals court taking it up.

A federal appeals court has revived part of a lawsuit against three Utah school districts over girls football.

In a ruling handed down recently, the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a Title IX lawsuit filed by seven girls who sued the Granite, Jordan and Canyons school districts over their refusal to form girls football teams.

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