Legal Opinion
O'Connor v. Board of Education of School District 23
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided August 12, 1982No. 80 C 5660PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PRENTICE H. MARSHALL, District Judge.
Karen O’Connor is an extraordinarily gifted basketball player. She is also female. Therein lies the problem which gave rise to the instant ease.
Since she was seven years old, Karen has played on organized basketball teams with boys. She has participated in programs run by the YMCA, the Arlington Heights Park District, the Arlington Heights Youth Basketball Association, and in the NBA-Pepsi Hotshot competition in Indianapolis, Indiana, and the Elks Hoop Shoot Contest. During this period, the teams Karen has played on have won 97 and lost…
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