Legal Opinion
Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Ass'n
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided December 21, 2001No. 1:98CV479PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ENSLEN, District Judge.
“Change is the only constant. Hanging on is the only sin.” -Denise McCluggage, U.S. race car driver, as quoted in WomenSports magazine, June 1977, at 18.
After a three and one-half year legal struggle, this case is finally ready for resolution. It began on June 26, 1998, when Plaintiffs, an organization named Communities for Equity and two mothers of female student-athletes suing on behalf of their minor daughters, filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA), MHSAA’s executive director, and members of the MHSAA…
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