Sorority alumnae appeal federal court dismissal over transgender member admission

Four years after a University of Wyoming sorority chapter admitted a transgender member under disputed circumstances, alumnae Allie Coghan and Hannah Holtmeier stood before a federal appeals court in Denver seeking to revive a breach of contract lawsuit against Kappa Kappa Gamma's national leadership. At its heart, the case asks an enduring question about the tension between institutional authority and the consent of those an institution claims to represent. The 10th Circuit must now weigh whether a private organization's right to define its own membership can shield it from scrutiny when its