Court Denies Motion for TRO in Athlete Eligibility Case

A federal judge from the Northern District of Mississippi has denied a student-athlete’s motion for a temporary restraining order that would have allowed him to compete on the varsity basketball team at his high school, finding that he failed to show either a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of his claims or that the threatened injury is irreparable.   Plaintiff Jeremy Newsome transferred from an Oklahoma school after his junior year to Nettleton High School. Defendant Miss