Education Cases

Blair v. Washington State University - Concerned the trial court's decision to exclude football from its consideration of a Title IX case regarding the amount of money spent on men's and women's sports. August 1987

Bruneau v. South Kortright Central School District - Determined the right to sue schools for peer-to-peer sexual harassment under Title IX and § 1983. December 1998

Cannon v. University of Chicago - Whether Congress intended for Title IX, the law prohibiting sex discrimination in schools that receive federal funds, to be a private right of action. May 1979

Canty v. Old Rochester Regional School District - The plaintiff alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a junior high school teacher for approximately two years. She sued her school under Title IX and various school officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for due process violations. October 1999

Communities for Equity v. Michigan High School Athletic Ass'n - Determined whether Title IX covers athletic associations that do not directly receive federal funding, but exercise significant control over federally funded school athletic programs. July 2004

Cureton v. National Collegiate Athletic Ass’n - Determined whether the NCAA is covered by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. December 1999

Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education - Determined the right to sue schools for peer-to-peer sexual harassment under Title IX. May 1999