Supreme Court of Alabama
Ex Parte Alabama High School Athletic Association and Steven P. Savarese, Its Executive Director. (in Re: Geneva…
February 24, 2017229 So. 3d 1100
Summary
The Supreme Court of Alabama affirmed its November 14, 2016 order voiding the Geneva and Washington circuit courts' orders and upholding the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s decision to remove Washington County High School from the playoffs, finding the lower courts lacked jurisdiction absent clear and convincing evidence of fraud, collusion, or arbitrariness. Justice Bolin, Justice Murdoch, Justice Bryan, and Justice Shaw filed separate opinions, dissenting or concurring on the scope of judicial deference and the appropriate standard of review.