Appeals Court Affirms Ruling for Jewish Group, which Sued MHSAA

Aug 28, 2009

A Michigan state appeals court has sided with a Jewish school in a case in which the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) punished the academy for refusing to play sporting events from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.   The Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit, which had staked out its position out of respect for the Jewish Sabbath, had been victorious at the trial court level, securing an injunction against the MHSAA’s decision to revoke its association membership. In
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