Cannon v. University of Chicago

648 F.2d 1104 (7th Cir. 1981). ; Clearinghouse Number: 21638

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Seventh Circuit Rules That Title IX Violation Requires Intentional Discrimination

Abstract

The Seventh Circuit has held that a 39-year-old woman's claims that defendant medical schools' age policies had a disparate impact upon women are not sufficient to establish violations of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The court held that Title IX imposes an intentional discrimination standard. Although the United States Supreme Court had previously held that Title IX implies a private right of action, the court noted that the Supreme Court also indicated that Title VI should be looked to for guidance in interpreting Title IX. The court relied on Board of Regents v. Bakke, 438 U.S. 265 (1978), in which five Supreme Court justices were of the view that the prohibitions of Title VI are coexistent with the equal protection guarantees and found that a violation of equal protection had previously been held to require a finding of intentional discrimination.

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1970-01-01 06:00:00+00:00

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