Ramsey County District Judge Patrick Diamond disagrees. He has held that USA Powerlifting mistreated Cooper under the terms of the Minnesota Human Rights Act. All that remains to be determined are damages and the scope of the injunctive relief to which Cooper may be entitled.

USA Powerlifting has filed an interlocutory appeal of Judge Diamond’s determination of liability under the MHRA. The appeals is pending in the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

USA Powerlifting has also sought a stay of Judge Diamond’s ruling. At an April 11 hearing in St. Paul, however, Judge Diamond denied the stay and ordered USA Powerlifting to shut down. Not even Cooper had sought this “relief.”

[Insane. Be sure to read it all, but USA Powerlifting now has to cancel all of its activities in Minnesota and relocate its competitions. — Ed]