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Tag: high-school-athletics

Foul ball: Retaliatory benching can support a First Amendment claim, court rules

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June 8, 2017September 5, 2018 Frank LoMonte

Breaking with other courts that say the lost chance to play high-school sports can't be the basis of a First Amendment case, a Texas court allows a student ballplayer to proceed with his whistleblower retaliation claim.

Tagged First Amendment retaliation, high-school-athletics, recent-news, Wright v. Denison Independent School District

Illinois state appellate court rules high school association not subject to FOIA

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July 20, 2016December 4, 2018 Evelyn Andrews

An Illinois appellate court has affirmed a circuit court ruling that the Illinois High School Association, which oversees public high school athletics, is exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests.

Tagged "high school sports", FOIA, high-school-athletics, Illinois High School Association, open records, open-meetings, recent-news

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