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Appeals court considers whether MIAA scheduling sanctions were arbitrary and whether claims are moot

Massachusetts Appeals Court — Oral Arguments (panel) · November 18, 2025
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Summary

Panel heard competing arguments over whether an unwritten MIAA enforcement policy that produced forfeiture sanctions was arbitrary and whether appeals are moot or capable of repetition; MIAA warns plaintiffs could owe contractual attorney fees if successful. Court took matter under advisement.

Boston — The Appeals Court heard argument in a consolidated challenge to enforcement actions by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, where public schools sought temporary relief after the MIAA assessed forfeiture penalties over scheduling submissions.

Kaye Hodge, representing the MIAA, told the panel the…

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