The Supreme Court and the NCAA: The Case for Less Commercialism and More Due Process in College Sports

by Brian L. Porto

Book Overview

Two Supreme Court decisions, NCAA v. Board of Regents (1984) and NCAA v. Tarkanian (1988), shaped college sports by permitting the emergence of a commercial enterprise with high financial stakes, while failing to guarantee adequate procedural protections for persons charged with wrongdoing within that enterprise. Brian L. Porto examines the conditions that led to the cases, the reasoning behind the rulings, and the consequences of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472035452
• ISBN13: 9780472035458
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"