TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. BRENTWOOD ACADEMY
Supreme Court Cases
551 U.S. 291 (2007)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether private prep schools have a constitutional right to talk to prospective student athletes to "recruit" them, when that violates a no-recruiting rule those schools have voluntarily agreed to obey as members of a state sport competition organization.
Action
Reversed and remanded. Petitioning party received a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- H. Lee Barfield II View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Maureen E. Mahoney View all cases
- Richard L. Colbert View all cases
- Thomas R McCoy View all cases
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- TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. BRENTWOOD ACADEMY. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved July 6, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/tennessee-secondary-school-athletic-association-v-brentwood-academy
- TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. BRENTWOOD ACADEMY, First Amendment Library, https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/tennessee-secondary-school-athletic-association-v-brentwood-academy (last visited 6 Jul. 2025).
- Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. BRENTWOOD ACADEMY." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/tennessee-secondary-school-athletic-association-v-brentwood-academy (accessed July 6, 2025).
- "TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. BRENTWOOD ACADEMY." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 6 Jul. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/tennessee-secondary-school-athletic-association-v-brentwood-academy.