Softball Coach Wins Reversal of Summary Judgment Motion

Justice Saufley of The Supreme Judicial Court of Maine has held that there was a fact question that precluded summary judgment in the case of a high school softball coach who alleged that her contract was not renewed by the school district because of her sexual orientation.   Kelly Jo Cookson, a lesbian, was the head coach of the Brewer High School varsity softball team between 1993 and 2005. Her teams were generally successful, only missing the playoffs in one season. In 2005, Betsy Webb