In honor of International Women's Day, LZ and Will look back to a historic 1977 lawsuit, when Sports Illustrated reporter Melissa Ludtke sued Major League Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn for denying female reporters access to the Yankees and Dodgers locker rooms during the World Series. The following year, a federal court in New York ruled in favor of Ludtke, saying Kuhn's edict had violated Ludtke's fundamental right to pursue a career under the equal protection and due process clauses guarant
How a Locker Room Lawsuit Brought Gender Equality to Sports Journalism
Published March 11, 2022 at 12:35 PM
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