Court: Association’s Rejection of Coach Was Not Defamation

The Supreme County of Illinois has ruled that stated reason used by a youth baseball organization to bar a parent from coaching his son in a youth baseball league was not defamatory and the action itself did not rise to the level of civil conspiracy.   The decision affirmed a trial court’s finding and reversed an appellate court, which had found for the plaintiff.   Plaintiff John Green is a practicing dentist and licensed attorney, who lives in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. From 2000 t