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