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THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT IS SOLICITING AMICUS BRIEFS OR MEMORANDA FROM INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE FOLLOWING MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE COURT

ARGUMENT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR MAY 2008.
AMICUS SUBMISSIONS ARE DUE ON OR BEFORE APRIL 21, 2008.

SJC-10151
Elizabeth Mancuso & another v. Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association

Whether plaintiff, a high school student, had a constitutional right to participate in interscholastic athletics, such that she was entitled to due process before being declared ineligible; whether the student was deprived of due process in a way that is actionable under the State Civil Rights Act or 42 U.S.C. ' 1983; whether MIAA's decisions on eligibility are subject to judicial review and what standard would apply. 

Interested parties may file their briefs in the Office of the Clerk for the Commonwealth, John Adams Courthouse, Suite 1-400, Pemberton Square, Boston MA 02108-1724 (Telephone 617-557-1020). Parties filing amicus briefs are expected to comply with the requirements of Rules 17, 19 and 20 of Mass. Rules of Appellate Procedure. Amicus briefs, to assist the court, should focus on the ramifications of a decision and not solely on the interests of the parties filing such briefs.

March 13, 2008