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Commonwealth v. Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court
334 A.2d 839 (1975)
- Written by Deanna Curl, JD
Facts
The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) (defendant) was a voluntary association charged with regulating competition in a wide variety of sports among member junior and senior high schools. Article XIX, Section 3B of the PIAA’s bylaws prohibited girls from practicing or competing against boys in any athletic events. In November 1973, the commonwealth (plaintiff) sued the PIAA alleging that Section 3B violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and the equal-rights amendment (ERA) of the Pennsylvania Constitution. The commonwealth moved for the case to be decided on summary judgment.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Blatt, J.)
Dissent (Bowman, J.)
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