Expectation of Scholarship Is Not Constitutionally Protected

A Louisiana appeals court has all but dismissed the claims brought by the parents of a high school basketball player, who sued after their daughter was ruled ineligible by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Inc. because of a dispute over the family’s residency.   While the court dismissed as moot the plaintiffs’ claims for injunctive relief and affirmed a trial court’s ruling for the LHSAA regarding due process and other claims, it did give the plaintiff a sliver of hope