Cannon v. University of Chicago

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Cannon v. University of Chicago is a landmark 1979 U.S. Supreme Court case that recognized an implied private right of action for individuals to sue under Title IX for sex discrimination in federally funded education programs.

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Cannon v. University of Chicago canonical 4

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instanceOf United States Supreme Court case ⓘ
landmark case ⓘ
appliesTo federally funded education programs ⓘ
areaOfLaw anti-discrimination law ⓘ
civil rights law ⓘ
education law ⓘ
arguedDate 1978-11-01 ⓘ
citation 441 U.S. 677 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
court Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
decidedBy Burger Court ⓘ
decisionDate 1979-05-14 ⓘ
dissentingOpinionBy Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ
linked to: Lewis F. Powell Jr.

Justice Warren E. Burger ⓘ
linked to: Warren E. Burger

Justice William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
Justice William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
docketNumber 77-926 ⓘ
fullCaseName Cannon v. University of Chicago ⓘ
holding Individuals may bring suit directly in federal court to enforce Title IX ⓘ
Title IX contains an implied private right of action for individuals to sue for sex discrimination ⓘ
impact established framework for implying private rights of action from federal statutes ⓘ
expanded enforcement mechanisms for Title IX ⓘ
joinedByInMajority Justice Byron White ⓘ
linked to: Byron R. White

Justice Harry Blackmun ⓘ
linked to: Harry A. Blackmun

Justice Potter Stewart ⓘ
linked to: Potter Stewart

Justice Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
linked to: Thurgood Marshall
jurisdiction federal question jurisdiction ⓘ
languageOfRecord English ⓘ
legalIssue implied private right of action under Title IX ⓘ
sex discrimination in education ⓘ
majorityOpinionBy Justice John Paul Stevens ⓘ
linked to: John Paul Stevens
page 677 ⓘ
petitioner Geraldine Cannon ⓘ
precedentFor private enforcement of federal spending clause statutes ⓘ
rearguedDate 1979-01-08 ⓘ
recognizedRight private right of action under Title IX ⓘ
relatedCase Title IX litigation in federal courts ⓘ
reporter United States Reports ⓘ
respondent Northwestern University ⓘ
University of Chicago ⓘ
result Reversal of lower court decision denying private right of action ⓘ
statuteInterpreted Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 ⓘ
linked to: Title IX
volume 441 ⓘ
yearDecided 1979 ⓘ

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Title IX → notableCase → Cannon v. University of Chicago ⓘ
Cannon v. University of Chicago → fullCaseName → Cannon v. University of Chicago ⓘ
Geraldine Cannon → plaintiffIn → Cannon v. University of Chicago ⓘ
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 → subjectOf → Cannon v. University of Chicago ⓘ
subject linked to: Geraldine Cannon