National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Tarkanian
United States Supreme Court
488 U.S. 179 (1988)
Relevant factsFree
After an NCAA (defendant) investigation found 38 rules violations by UNLV's basketball program, including 10 by Coach Jerry Tarkanian (plaintiff), UNLV reassigned rather than fired him; Tarkanian sued UNLV and the NCAA, and the trial court held the NCAA's actions violated his due process rights because the NCAA was a 'state actor' jointly engaged with UNLV, a ruling the Nevada Supreme Court affirmed before the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari.
IssueFree
Whether the National Collegiate Athletic Association is a state actor whose actions can trigger due process protections under the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.