John Edwards writes:
> >
> >John Edwards ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
> >: >I recently heard a rumor on campus that HE is still going to court to
> >: >prove that their decision with maine was valid...  Does anyone have
> >: >confirmaton of this, and any news on what may happen....
> >: >
> >: >    (would Maine even bother showing up to court now????)
> >:[...]
> >: I mentioned in my post yesterday.
> >
> >: I think it's in HE's interest to continue the case, so that they can have a
> >: precedent in case something like this comes up again. I doubt there's any
> >: urgency, now that Maine has been eliminated.
> >
> >Where will HE be if they don't win though? It's another tough spot for
> >them. If they don't continue the court fight, then they have a precedent
> >of a team getting a court action to overturn a ruling. If they continue
> >and lose then they have legal opinions saying they didn't have the right
> >to do what they did.
>
> If they lose, there will still be a precedent. Whether HE wins or not,
> the conference, and everyone in it, will know what HE can do in cases like
> this. If it turns out that Maine was right, then, fine, we now know that it
> will be hard for HE to suspend teams from the postseason.
>
> I don't think the issue is necessarily what HE did anymore, because that
> action was effectively undone by the restraining order.
 
I have a feeling that Hockey East will be working on their by-laws
over the summer to allow for disciplinary actions.
 
-Ernie