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2018 Legal Issues High Sch. Athletics [1] (2018)

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                                   January-February 2018

In This Issue

Case Summaries and Articles

   S     eals Court Si  Wih hrl        r in
     Kountze Litigation
   S    urt: I aim of R liaion Aain  Cl ok
     Operator Can Continue Against College
   SCoach's Hard Foul Against High School

   SCort Find High Shoo Basketal layer
     Assumed the Risk of Injury
   Court Finds High School Basketball Player
     Assumed th Risk of Inur
   * New Std    fHigh Shoo Athlees Parent and
     Coaches Finds That Only ONE in Three Knew
     That a      ion Is a Brain Inury
     *NIAAA Honors Sports9 Lawyer Lee green with
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   * Parents Sue School and Others for Negligence
     after Son Suffers Inury Playing Football During
     Recess
   Stt Cour Jug Provides Relief toTennese
     School Distric in High-Profile EligibilityCs
   * Third Circuit Denies PIainiff Wh Afer
     Suffering Muiple ConcussionA Claim   hoo
     Failed to Make Academnic Acco~mmoQdations


Appeals Court Sides With Cheerleaders in Kountze
Litigation

A Texas state appeals court has affirmed a trial court's determination that the
religious speech contained in banners displayed by cheerleaders at football games
was, in fact, protected speech. Thus, the court properly denied the school district's
argument that it was state-sponsored speech and the school district had a right and
obligation to prevent it.

Even though the appeals court had previously deemed the case moot, the Texas