⚖ Oral Arguments, with Context

A 2022 vote at the University of Wyoming's Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter to admit a transgender woman leads to a dispute over the sorority's national membership rules. Some chapter members say leaders pressured the vote and used an improper ballot; those are allegations, not established findings. Members sued in 2023; after an initial dismissal and an appeal that ended for lack of appellate jurisdiction, three filed a second amended complaint. A Wyoming federal judge dismissed that complaint in 2025, ruling that Kappa's council could interpret an undefined bylaw term and that the pleaded claims did not justify intervention. This appeal asks whether the council merely interpreted 'woman' to include transgender women, as Kappa contends, or effectively changed the membership rule without a member vote, as the plaintiffs contend. The judges also probe the alleged voting irregularities and whether Kappa had to explain its policy to recruits.

Holtmeier, et al. v. Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, et al. (No. 25-8058) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, argued September 14, 2026.