But the high court also sent the case back to a lower court to weigh in on whether USA Powerlifting had a 'legitimate business purpose' for rejecting Cooper. The LGBTQ+ rights group Gender Justice, which represents Cooper, claimed the ruling as a victory, noting that Cooper won on the issue of state law barring discrimination in a place of public accommodation. 'That claim will not be unraveled,' Gender Justice legal counsel Jess Braverman said. However, the justices noted that the law carves out a 'legitimate business purpose defense,' and said there is a 'genuine dispute of material fact' on whether...