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Education Law,
Civil Litigation

Mar. 11, 2025

Sonoma State students sue over athletics, academic cuts

Sonoma State student-athletes sue to void the university's abrupt cuts to NCAA Division II sports and academic programs, alleging unlawful process and hidden plans despite budget woes.

A group of student athletes are suing Sonoma State University after the school announced it would eliminate all NCAA Division II athletics in a bid to make savings - as well as cutting 22 academic degree programs and six departments.

Interim President Emily Cutrer sent students and staff a letter in January announcing the cuts because of budget constraints and a drop in enrollment.

The Joseph Saveri Law Firm and co-counsel Gross Klein PC, working pro bono, filed a complai...

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