Ludtke and Time, Inc. v. Kuhn
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
461 F.Supp. 86 (1978)
Relevant factsFree
Baseball Commissioner Kuhn (defendant) instituted a rule barring female sports reporters, unlike their male counterparts, from team locker rooms for post-game interviews; Ludtke (plaintiff), a female sports reporter, was denied access to the New York Yankees' locker room during World Series games solely because of her gender, and sued, with Kuhn defending the policy as protecting player privacy, baseball's family-sport image, and traditional notions of decency.
IssueFree
Whether a policy of excluding female sports reporters from baseball locker rooms, solely based on gender, violates the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.