Legal Opinion
Arkansas Activities Ass'n v. Meyer
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 4, 1991No. 90-305PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Robert L. Brown, Justice.
This dispute involves the power of the courts to interfere with the rules of a voluntary regulatory agency, the Arkansas Activities Association (“AAA”), which is established and supported by local junior and senior high school systems. More specifically, the case involves the AAA’s appeal from an adverse chancery court decision denying the application of its age rule to appellee Shane William Meyer and enjoining the AAA from prohibiting Meyer’s participation in interscholastic activities including athletics.
The facts are not contested by the parties. In September of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Graham v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mitchell v. Louisiana High School Athletic Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Kittler v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1991
- Bruce v. South Carolina High School LeagueSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1972
- Barnhorst v. Missouri State High School Activities Ass'nDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1980
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- Mancuso v. Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2009
- Butler v. Oak Creek-Franklin School DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2001
- Thomas v. Greencastle Community School Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1992
- Vincent Standridge, in His Personal Capacity as a Parent; And Minor Child, by and Through His Father and Next Friend, Vincent Standridge v. Fort Smith Public Schools; Dr. Terry Morawski, Superintendent, in His Official Capacity; Dalton Person, School Board President, in His Official Capacity; Phil Whiteaker, School Board Vice-President, in His Official Capacity; Davin Chitwood, School Board Secretary, in His Official Capacity; Matt Blaylock, Board Member, in His Official Capacity; Susan Kraft, Board Member, in Her Official Capacity; Lynnett Lott, Board Member, in Her Official Capacity; Talicia Richardson, Board Member, in Her Official Capacity; And Michael Beaumont, Director of Athletics & Activities, in His Official CapacitySupreme Court of Arkansas · 2025
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. BassCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 2017
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