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Mansourian v. Regents of the University of California, 602 F. Supp. 3d 957 (2010)

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Mansourian v. Regents of the University of California, 602 F. Supp. 3d 957 (2010)
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Mansourian v. Regents of the University of California, 602 F. Supp. 3d 957 (2010)
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2010-02-08

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We recognize that budgetary constraints often prevent uni-
versities from creating new teams and adding varsity slots.
But “Title IX does not require that a school pour ever-
increasing sums into its athletic establishment.” Cohen v.
Brown Univ., 991 F.2d at 898-99 n.15. Universities may
achieve compliance by reducing men’s athletic slots until par-
ticipation rates become substantially proportionate to the
undergraduate population. Id.; Neal, 198 F.3d at 771; Kelley,
35 F.3d at 270; Roberts, 998 F.2d at 830. They may not, how-
ever, maintain varsity teams for male students while denying
female students comparable “opportunities to enjoy the thrill
of victory, the agony of defeat, and the many tangible benefits
that flow from just being given a chance to participate in
intercollegiate athletics.” Neal, 198 F.3d at 773.