Legal Opinion
Archbishop Walsh High School v. Section VI of the New York State Public High School Athletic Ass'n
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 2, 1996PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Bellacosa, J.
The sole issue on this appeal is whether the denial to appellant Archbishop Walsh High School of membership in Section VI of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, Inc. constitutes a deprivation of appellant’s right to equal protection of the law under the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Both courts below found no such violation, and Walsh appeals to this Court as of right on constitutional grounds (CPLR 5601 [b] [1]). In particular, Walsh claims that Section VI failed to accord it equal protection of laws when…
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