Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Ass'n
2001 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, 531 U.S. 288 (2001), is a United States Supreme Court case concerning whether the actions of an interscholastic sport-association that regulated sports among Tennessee schools could be regarded as a state actor for First Amendment and Due Process purposes.[1] The Court held that the sport-association can be sued as a state actor because its actions and history have been "entangled" with state action.[2] While the Supreme Court would reconsider this same case in the future, this specific decision became important in articulating a new principle of what entities are bound by the First Amendment.
Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association | |
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Argued October 11, 2000 Decided February 20, 2001 | |
Full case name | Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, et al. |
Citations | 531 U.S. 288 (more) 121 S. Ct. 924; 148 L. Ed. 2d 807; 2001 U.S. LEXIS 964 |
Case history | |
Prior | 13 F. Supp. 2d 670 (M.D. Tenn. 1998); reversed, 180 F.3d 758 (6th Cir. 1999); rehearing en banc denied, 190 F.3d 705 (6th Cir. 1999). |
Subsequent | On remand, 262 F.3d 543 (6th Cir. 2001); 304 F. Supp. 2d 981 (M.D. Tenn. 2003); reversed, Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Ass'n v. Brentwood Academy, 551 U.S. 291 (2007). |
Holding | |
A statewide association, incorporated to regulate interscholastic athletic competition among public and private schools, is regarded as engaging in state action when it enforces a rule against a member school. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Souter, joined by Stevens, O'Connor, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Dissent | Thomas, joined by Rehnquist, Scalia, Kennedy |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. XIV, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 |