Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assoc.

Citation

531 U.S. 288 (2001)

Facts

Stub — to be completed.

Issue

Stub — to be completed.

Holding

Stub — to be completed.

Rule

A nominally private entity can be a state actor when it is entwined with government in both its activities and its membership; the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association was a state actor because public school officials dominated its membership and served on its governing bodies.

Significance

Establishes the “entwinement” test for state action; expands state action doctrine to cover private associations pervasively intertwined with public school systems.

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