By Eric G. Kramer and Michael S. Carroll A private school in the state of Alabama sued the state athletic association and sought a preliminary injunction against athletic classification rules passed by the designed to better serve competitive balance in the...
By Justin B. Kozubal, MSA & Michael S. Carroll, PhD A high school football player in Peoria, Illinois sued numerous Defendants, including the school, school district, principal, assistant principal, several school board members, district superintendent,...
A federal judge from the Western District of Oklahoma has granted Time Inc.’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit of an Oklahoma State booster, who claimed the magazine invaded his privacy by “publicly placing him in a false light” in a series of 2013 articles, entitled...
A Galveston, Texas couple has sued the Santa Fe Independent School District and several school officials in the Southern District of Texas (case No. 3:18-cv-00287), alleging that they violated the civil rights of their son, leading to the debilitating concussion he...
The parent of a middle school student, along with his son (J.S.), have sued the Laurel County (Ky.) Public School System, its superintendent and athletic director because the son was not allowed to play on two different school-based teams — one for his own age group...
By Michael S. Carroll, PhD & Andrew L. Goldsmith, PhD A high school baseball player in Denison, TX sued numerous defendants, including the school, district, baseball coach, athletic director, and superintendent for alleged constitutional rights violations....
A former Kennesaw State University (KSU) cheerleader has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging her constitutional rights were violated when the school punished her after she took a knee to protest police brutality during a game last year. Plaintiff Tommia...
By Jordan Kobritz After spending months in discussions, NFL owners announced a compromise that, according to them, will end a two-year run of national anthem protests by players.As biographer James Boswell wrote in the Life of Samuel Johnson, the NFL owners’...
A magistrate judge from the Western District of Texas has recommended that a district judge grant a San Antonio school district’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit of a football referee, who suffered injuries after a couple high school players intentionally blindsided him...
A federal judge from the Northern District of Illinois has ruled that a Chicago Bears season ticket holder (STH), who also happens to be a Green Bay Packers fan, has a First Amendment right, under the free speech clause, to join other invited Bears ticket holders on...
A federal judge from the Northern District of New York has granted a school district and co-defendants’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit in a case in which the parent of a high school basketball player sued after he was banned from attending his daughter’s basketball...
By Landon T. Huffman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor – Sport & Fitness Leadership, Johnson University, Lhuffman@JohnsonU.edu In late January 2018 a bill was introduced to the Georgia Senate (SB 361) intending to secure First Amendment protections of...
