Geraldine Cannon
E659009
Geraldine Cannon was the plaintiff whose challenge to sex discrimination in university admissions led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Cannon v. University of Chicago, which established an implied private right of action under Title IX.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cannon v. University of Chicago | 0 |
| Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 | 0 |
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appliesStatute | Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
ⓘ
education law ⓘ |
| contributedTo | establishing an implied private right of action under Title IX ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| held | Title IX contains an implied private right of action ⓘ |
| legalActionConcerned |
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sex discrimination in university admissions ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the plaintiff in Cannon v. University of Chicago ⓘ |
| party |
Geraldine Cannon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwestern University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plaintiffIn | Cannon v. University of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sex | female ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Cannon v. University of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.