Cannon v. University of Chicago
- Decided
- May 14, 1979
- Docket
- 77-926
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
Cited 2,763 timesNo negative treatment found in this library
What later courts said
- holding that “[i]t is always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law” — Public Citizen, Inc., Aviation Consumer Action Project, and Families of Pan-Am 103/lockerbie v. Federal Aviation Administration (1993)
- holding that private right of action exists to enforce Title IX, which is patterned after Title VI — (untitled) (2001)
- holding that, for a statute to create an implied private right of action, its text must be “phrased in terms of the persons benefited” — Crowley v. Ex rel. Nevada Secretary of State (2012)
Each line is a later court’s own words about this case, not a summary. Read the opinion before relying on it.
How the opinion begins
[*680] Mr. Justice Stevens delivered the opinion of the Court.
Petitioner’s complaints allege that her applications for admission to medical school were denied by the respondents because she is a woman.[1] Accepting the truth of those allegations for the purpose of its decision, the Court of Appeals held that petitioner has no right of action against respondents that may be asserted in a federal court. 559 F. 2d 1063. We granted certiorari to review that holding. 438 U. S. 914.
Only two facts alleged in the complaints are relevant to our decision. First, petitioner was excluded from participation in the respondents’ medical education programs because of her sex. Second, these education programs were receiving federal financial assistance at the time of her exclusion. These facts, admitted arguendo by respondents’ motion to dismiss the complaints, establish a violation of § 901 (a) of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (hereinafter Title IX).[2]
Statutes cited
- 20 U.S.C. § 1681
- 20 U.S.C. § 1682
- 20 U.S.C. § 1683
- 42 U.S.C. § 2000d
- 42 U.S.C. § 1988
- 20 U.S.C. § 1617
- 42 U.S.C. § 1973c
- 42 U.S.C. § 1982
- 33 U.S.C. § 409
- 25 U.S.C. § 1302
And 4 more sections cited in the full opinion.
Cite this
Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 (1979)Read the full opinion
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