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5 Va. Sports & Ent. L.J. 1 (2005-2006)
Fourteenth Amendment Procedural Due Process Governing Interscholastic Athletics

handle is hein.journals/virspelj5 and id is 7 raw text is: Article Fourteenth Amendment Procedural Due Process Governing Interscholastic Athletics Diane Heckman* Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1 I. State A ction ............................................................................................ 3 A. Requirement of a State Actor or State Action ................................ 4 B. Tests Applied to Determine if a Private Entity is Either a State Actor or Engaged in State Action .......................................... 4 C . Entities Involved .............................................................................. 6 II. Life, Liberty or Property Interests ....................................................... 13 A . Life Interest .................................................................................. 13 B . Liberty Interest ............................................................................. 14 C . Property Interest ........................................................................... 15 III. Procedural Due Process ....................................................................... 19 A . G enerally ...................................................................................... 19 B . Individuals Involved ..................................................................... 20 C onclusion ............................................................................................... 30 INTRODUCTION This Article addresses the impact of the Fourteenth Amendment's procedural Due Process Clause on interscholastic educational athletics. The pivotal language of this constitutional amendment states, in part: Section t. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the Diane Heckman is an attorney in New York and an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY. B.A., 1977, St. John's University; J.D. 1980, St. John's University School of Law.