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NCAA Sport Law Chapter 7 Questions andAnswers 100% Correct | Latest Update 2025
National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Tarkanian (1988) - ANSWER -
Tarkanian came to UMLV in 1973 as head coach, very successful
-NCAA found 38 violations, 10 related to Tarkanian
-NCAA can't fire him but they told the school to suspend him
-Tark sued under 5th amendment for his due process rights
-UNLV is a state actor, NCAA is to because colleges pay a fee to be a member
-Tark was trying to say that NCAA is a state actor
-Out of this case, the court has viewed NCAA as NOT a state actor
-NCAA won
Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic association (2001) -
ANSWER -Brentwood was put on 4 years probation, $3,000 fine because of
football recruiting violations
-They sue under 5th amendment (due process)
***TSSAA was all public school officials
-Brentwood said TSAA was a state actor
-B won @ district, reversed @ appeal, won at supreme court
-TSSAA was public school entity
****Brentwood won because of how TSSAA was structured
First Amendment protections - ANSWER -Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;
-or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press;
,-or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the
Government for a redress of grievances.
First Amendment- applicability to sport - ANSWER -Public school-based prayer
-Freedom of expression
-Freedom of speech
-Freedom of association, such as forming leagues and associations (e.g. NCAA,
Little League teams)
Establishment Clause (religion issues) - ANSWER -Prohibits government from
establishing religion over non-religion and putting one religion over another
Free Exercise Clause (religion issues) - ANSWER -A phrase in the first
amendment to the United States constitution that prohibits the government from
restricting a person's right to exercise their religious beliefs
3 tests to determine whether religious practices are unconstitutional -
ANSWER -Lemon Test
-Endorsement Test
-Ceorcion Test
1. Lemon Test - ANSWER Under this test, a government practice is
unconstitutional if
-it lacks a secular purpose,
-its primary effect either advances or inhibits religion, or
-it excessively entangles government with religion (Lemon v. Kurtzman).
, Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) - ANSWER -Pennsylvania and Rhode Island
-Lemon was instructor in Pennsylvania, Kurtz was superintendent
-Lemon sued saying that the state of Pennsylvanias taxes were going to private
catholic schools
*secular purpose- non religious
*enhanced catholicism
*entagled govt. through taxes
*****Lemon wins because public funds in state of Pennsylvania were going to a
religious school
2. Endorsement Test - ANSWER -Test used to consider whether the
government endorses a particular religion or disproves of any religion
-The government cannot endorse, favor, or disprove of any religion or practice
Lynch v. Donnelly (1984) - ANSWER -Lynch was Mayor of Plutuckett, RI
-Donelley was citizen of RI and didn't like the nativity scene
-Donnelly said city funds display it so they can't fund nativity scene (christianity)
-Court found for lynch because they had a stanza, x-mas tree, banner that said
seasons greetings (all non-religious)
3. Coercion Test - ANSWER -Test that examines a religious practice to
determine whether people are pressured or coerced to participate
-The government may not coerce individuals to participate in religion or its
exercise
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