BRENTWOOD ACADEMY v. TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Supreme Court Cases
531 U.S. 288 (2001)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether a private, statewide athletic association comprised largely of public school officials acts under "color of state law" when regulating high school sports, thereby making its actions "state action" subject to the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
Action
Reversed and remanded. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.