Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Ass'n v. Brentwood Academy

For the 2001 case, see Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Ass'n.
Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Ass'n v. Brentwood Academy
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 21, 2007
Full case nameTennessee Secondary School Athletic Ass'n v. Brentwood Academy
Citations551 U.S. 291 (more)
Holding
A rule promulgated by a statewide association engaged in state action that prohibits high-school football coaches from contacting middle-school prospects does not violate the First Amendment, and the tactics used to recruit football players rise to the level of a governmental interest.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito

Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Ass'n v. Brentwood Academy (also called Brentwood II), 551 U.S. 291 (2007), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a rule promulgated by a statewide association engaged in state action that prohibits high-school football coaches from contacting middle-school prospects does not violate the First Amendment, and the tactics used to recruit football players rise to the level of a governmental interest.

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