Indiana High School Athletic Ass'n v. Martin

This appeal represents yet another attack on the IHSAA’s unpopular restitution rule. The majority’s ruling ignores the direction of our supreme court by disguising a challenge to the validity of the restitution rule as a contempt issue.

Our supreme court has previously determined that it is an abuse of discretion for a trial court to enjoin enforcement of the restitution rule. See, Indiana High School Athletic Ass’n, Inc. v. Carlberg, 694 N.E.2d 222 (Ind.1997); Indiana High School Athletic Ass’n, Inc. v. Reyes, 694 N.E.2d 249 (Ind.1997). The court found that application of the rule against a…