Association’s Bid to Limit Recruiting at Non-Public Schools Gains Support from the Sixth Circuit

A panel of judges from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the dismissal of a claim brought by the parents of non-public school students, who had alleged that their Constitutional rights were violated when a state athletic association limited the amount of merit-based scholarship assistance a student could receive and remain eligible to participate in high school athletics.   In so ruling, the court found that the bylaw's provisions were rationally related to furthering the s