Christine Franklin
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Title IX case
Title IX plaintiff
United States Supreme Court case
United States federal statute
person
sexual harassment survivor
Christine Franklin is the high school student whose sexual harassment case led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools, establishing that monetary damages are available under Title IX for intentional discrimination.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools | 0 |
| Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 | 0 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Title IX case
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Title IX plaintiff ⓘ United States Supreme Court case ⓘ United States federal statute ⓘ person ⓘ sexual harassment survivor ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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education law ⓘ sex discrimination law ⓘ |
| citation | 503 U.S. 60 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| defendant | Gwinnett County Public Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | North Gwinnett High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding | monetary damages are available under Title IX for intentional discrimination ⓘ |
| interpretedIn | Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United States federal law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | challenging sexual harassment in a public high school under Title IX ⓘ |
| legalActionFiledUnder | Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCase | Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalClaim | intentional discrimination on the basis of sex ⓘ |
| legalPrincipleEstablished | private plaintiffs may recover compensatory damages for intentional Title IX violations ⓘ |
| legalSubject | Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Christine Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the plaintiff in Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools
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her role in a landmark Title IX Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| plaintiff | Christine Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
remedies for discrimination under Spending Clause statutes
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sexual harassment in schools ⓘ |
| representedBy | attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) ⓘ |
| roleInCase | plaintiff ⓘ |
| soughtRemedy | monetary damages for Title IX violations ⓘ |
| studentOf | Gwinnett County Public Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | prohibition of sex discrimination in education programs receiving federal financial assistance ⓘ |
| victimOf | sexual harassment by a high school teacher ⓘ |
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