Cannon v. University of Chicago
E108699
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cannon v. University of Chicago canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T913280 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cannon v. University of Chicago Context triple: [Title IX, notableCase, Cannon v. University of Chicago]
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A.
Gratz v. Bollinger
Gratz v. Bollinger is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the University of Michigan’s undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy as violating the Equal Protection Clause by awarding automatic points based on race.
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B.
Grutter v. Bollinger
Grutter v. Bollinger is a landmark 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the limited use of race as one factor in holistic law school admissions to promote educational diversity.
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C.
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Dartmouth College v. Woodward is an 1819 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the protection of corporate charters as contracts under the Constitution, limiting states’ power to alter them.
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D.
Milliken v. Bradley
Milliken v. Bradley is a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of school desegregation remedies by ruling that courts could not impose cross-district busing plans absent proof of interdistrict segregation.
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E.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is a landmark 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down rigid racial quotas in university admissions while upholding the constitutionality of using race as one factor among many to foster diversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cannon v. University of Chicago Target entity description: 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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A.
Gratz v. Bollinger
Gratz v. Bollinger is a 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down the University of Michigan’s undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy as violating the Equal Protection Clause by awarding automatic points based on race.
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B.
Grutter v. Bollinger
Grutter v. Bollinger is a landmark 2003 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the limited use of race as one factor in holistic law school admissions to promote educational diversity.
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C.
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Dartmouth College v. Woodward is an 1819 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the protection of corporate charters as contracts under the Constitution, limiting states’ power to alter them.
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D.
Milliken v. Bradley
Milliken v. Bradley is a landmark 1974 U.S. Supreme Court decision that limited the scope of school desegregation remedies by ruling that courts could not impose cross-district busing plans absent proof of interdistrict segregation.
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E.
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is a landmark 1978 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down rigid racial quotas in university admissions while upholding the constitutionality of using race as one factor among many to foster diversity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark case ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federally funded education programs ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
anti-discrimination law
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civil rights law ⓘ education law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1978-11-01 ⓘ |
| citation | 441 U.S. 677 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decidedBy | Burger Court ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1979-05-14 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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surface form:
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Warren E. Burger ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Warren E. Burger
William H. Rehnquist ⓘ
surface form:
Justice William H. Rehnquist
William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
|
| docketNumber | 77-926 ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Cannon v. University of Chicago self-link ⓘ |
| holding |
Individuals may bring suit directly in federal court to enforce Title IX
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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
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expanded enforcement mechanisms for Title IX ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Byron R. White
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surface form:
Justice Byron White
Harry A. Blackmun ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Harry Blackmun
Potter Stewart ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Potter Stewart
Thurgood Marshall ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Thurgood Marshall
|
| jurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
implied private right of action under Title IX
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sex discrimination in education ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
John Paul Stevens
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surface form:
Justice 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
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University of Chicago ⓘ |
| result | Reversal of lower court decision denying private right of action ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted |
Title IX
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surface form:
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
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| volume | 441 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1979 ⓘ |
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Subject: Cannon v. University of Chicago Description of subject: 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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