Legal Opinion
Kneeland v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 26, 1988No. 86-1825PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
The essential question posited on this appeal is whether the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Southwest Athletic Conference (SWC) are subject to the Texas Open Records Act, Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 6252-17a (Vernon Supp.1988). The district court found that the NCAA and SWC received public funds and were governmental bodies within the meaning of the Act. It further found no validity to constitutional claims, asserted statutory exemptions, and a claimed tort-law bar to application of the Act.1 We agree with the district court that the funds…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lucas v. EarlSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Board of Regents of the University of OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Womack v. WomackTexas Supreme Court · 1943
- Walsh v. University of TexasCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
- Board of Regents v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass'nDistrict Court, W.D. Oklahoma · 1982
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