The most consequential parts of the U.S. women’s national team’s lawsuit against U.S. Soccer over an alleged lack of equal pay didn’t even make it to trial.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner granted a summary judgment to U.S. Soccer, saying that the USWNT players’ case for unequal pay wasn’t worth arguing in front of a jury. The trial that was once set to begin on May 5, but then was pushed back to June due to the coronavirus, will only continue with lesser issues at hand — such as travel and accommodations.