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US judge sends former UNC athletes’ lawsuit back to North Carolina courts

Two former UNC athletes who sued the university and the NCAA in relation to the long-running scandal over fake classes were sent back to state court by a federal judge.

Rashanda McCants, a former North Carolina women’s basketball player, and Devon Ramsay, a former football player, filed a lawsuit in 2015 in Durham County Superior Court accusing the NCAA and UNC-Chapel Hill of academic fraud.

The NCAA moved the case to federal court and has been dismissed from the case.

Now the athletes are set to head back to the courthouse where they initially wanted to air their complaints.