Federal 7th Circuit Court
Civil Court
First Amendment
Dist. Ct. did not err in granting plaintiff-state high school athletic association's motion for summary judgment in action seeking declaration that it had right to grant exclusive license to private party to broadcast/stream online high school tournament games so as to prevent defendants-private news media from streaming such games without either obtaining permission from private party or paying fee. Ct. rejected defendants' argument that First Amendment prevents state actor from entering into exclusive contracts with private parties for purpose of broadcasting entire events online since: (1) defendants were free to attend games and generate reports about said games; and (2) tournament games are plaintiff's performance products to which plaintiff has right to control.