Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Louisiana High School Athletic Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 5, 1970No. 28762PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (hereinafter, LHSAA) appeals from judgments entered in three consolidated cases enjoining LHSAA from enforcing certain rules concerning the eligibility of high school athletes. The suits were brought in the district court by the parents of James H. Mitchell, Raymond S. Prats, Jr., and Vincent H. Mancuso, Jr. (hereinafter, the students), after each of the students had been ruled ineligible to compete in interscholastic athletics during their senior year of high school. The district court held that the rule upon which the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Spring Branch I.S.D. v. StamosTexas Supreme Court · 1985
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- Thomas W. Mitchell, Etc. v. The Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Raymond S. Prats, Sr. v. The Louisiana High School Athletic Association, Vincent H. Mancuso, Sr. v. The Louisiana High School Athletic AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Attorney General v. Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Howard University Et At. v. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Howard University v. National Collegiate Athletic AssociationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
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