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In the 1950s when television was in black and white as was the distinction between acceptable and unacceptable behavior, comedian Milton Berle would occasionally wear a dress in a skit. How things have changed.

Women often complain that chivalry is dead. Well, if it wasn’t before, a court dominated by liberal judges just killed it, or, at least, drove another nail through its coffin, through pages of legal nonsense on sex-based discrimination.

A majority of the full U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the dress code at Charter Day School in Leland violated female students' equal protection rights.

Promoting “chivalry” is not a constitutionally legitimate justification for sex discrimination.

On Tuesday, the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 10-6 that the dress code at Charter Day School in Leland violated female students equal protection rights, putting them at a disadvantage.

RICHMOND, Va. — A North Carolina charter school violated female students constitutional rights by requiring them to wear skirts, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

US Appeals Court reverses decision on Charter Day School dress code deeming it in violation Title IX.

Baker Mitchell is a politically connected North Carolina businessman who celebrates the power of the free market. Every year, millions of public education dollars flow through Mitchell’s chain of four nonprofit charter schools to for-profit companies he controls.

A majority of the full U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals found that the dress code at Charter Day School in Leland violated female students' equal protection rights.

"I'm glad the girls at Charter Day School will now be able to learn, move, and play on equal terms as the boys in school," a parent said.