MSU Swimmers Lose Bid to Revive Women’s Team in Title IX Suit

Michigan State University won’t be required to reinstate its women’s swimming and diving team while a suit challenging their elimination goes forward, but the school must submit a compliance plan to reduce or eliminate the participation gap for women in its sports programs, a federal court ruled.

The athletes partially succeeded in their motion for a preliminary injunction because they are likely to win on the merits of their Title IX claims, Judge Hala Y. Jarbou of the US District Court for the Western District of Michigan ruled Monday.

The plaintiffs carried their burden of showing that a participation gap—between ...