Legal Opinion

Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association Ronnie Carter, Executive Director and Individually

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 21, 1999No. 98-6113PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

GILMAN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves the constitutionality of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s “recruiting rule.” The rule prohibits member schools from “[t]he use of undue influence ... to secure or retain a student for athletic purposes.... ” Brentwood Academy, a private school and a member of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (“TSSAA”), was found to have violated the rule on two separate occasions. After exhausting its internal appeals of TSSAA-imposed sanctions, Brentwood brought the present lawsuit to allege violations of its First and…

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
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  3. Browning v. LevyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  4. Wanda Sowards v. Loudon County, Tennessee and Timothy Guider, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Sheriff of Loudon County, TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
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