(FOX 9) - A ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court finds a transgender powerlifter was discriminated against when USA Powerlifting refused to allow her to compete in women's events.

Transgender powerlifter ruling

What we know:

The decision handed down on Wednesday by the Minnesota Supreme Court gave a big win to transgender powerlifter JayCee Cooper.

In the ruling, the justices agreed that Cooper had been discriminated against by USA Powerlifting, who refused to allow her to compete in women's events.

The Minnesota Supreme Court found the district court rightly granted partial summary judgment for Cooper on the discrimination complaint.

Dig deeper:

Wednesday's ruling found that under Minnesota's Human Rights Act, USA Powerlifting's policy that prohibits transgender women from c

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