Federal Appeals Court Trumps Bridge Player

The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a trial court's ruling in a case involving a card player, who sought legal intervention after the American Contract Bridge League suspended him for 18 months.   Specifically, the panel agreed with the trial court that the plaintiff had not demonstrated any of the exceptions that would allow the court to usurp the rules of a "volunteer membership organization like the ACBL."   John E. Blubaugh was suspended from all ACBL play in the spr