Clark v. Arizona Interscholastic Ass'n

The equal protection clause is violated when there is inequality of opportunity in any given sport, even if overall athletic opportunities are equal. | persons who were both directors and officers held to be employees because they maintained records, prepared financial statements, managed the office and drew salaries | issue not previously raised considered only if issue presented is purely legal and error is "so obvious that the failure to consider it would result in a miscarriage of justice" | issue not previously raised considered only if issue presented is purely legal and error is “so obvious that the failure to consider it would result in a miscarriage of justice” | “An issue not properly preserved for appeal will generally not be considered unless the issue is a purely legal one and the asserted error is so obvious that the failure to consider it would result in a miscarriage of justice.”