This legislation was unilaterally transformed twice by “Dear Colleague” letters from Russlynn Ali and Catherine Lhamon (“LAY-mon”). A Supreme Court ruling regarding this legislation was effectively overturned by the Grove City Bill. On this legislation’s fiftieth anniversary, Sherry Boschert (“BOH-shert”) published a book about the “37 words” that defined it. Jacob Javits and John Tower proposed amendments to this legislation to address concerns incorporated into a “three-part test” fleshed out by Norma Cantú. This legislation was posthumously renamed after the first woman of color to serve in Congress, Patsy Mink, who had worked to pass it with Birch Bayh (“bye”) in 1972. A documentary series about this legislation was modeled on ESPN’s 30 for 30 series and examined its impact on Sheryl Swoopes and other college athletes. For 10 points, name this law that, in federally-funded programs, prohibits sex-based discrimination. ■END■
ANSWER: Title IX (“nine”) [accept Higher Education Amendments of 1972; accept Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act] (The Grove City Bill overturned the decision in Grove City College v. Bell.)
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