Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Ass'n
| Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
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. 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. 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.