Supreme Court Lets Stand Ruling Involving USOC and Its Funding of Paralympic Athletes

By Anita M. Moorman   On October 6, 2008 the Supreme Court denied certiorari in a unique case raising legal issues surrounding USOC funding for Paralympic athletes (Hollonbeck v. United States Olympic Committee, __ U.S. __, 129 S. Ct. 114 (2008). The Supreme Court’s denial of certiorari lets stand the 10th Circuit decision upholding the district court’s dismissal of Hollonbeck’s and his co-plaintiffs claims under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.