Cannon v. University Of Chicago

441 U.S. 677 (1979)

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Nature of the Case

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Facts

Petitioner's (P) complaints allege that her applications for admission to medical school were denied by the respondents (D) because she is a woman. The Court of Appeals held that P has no right of action against D that may be asserted in a federal court. That statute does not expressly authorize a private right of action by a person injured by a violation of 901 and holding that no private remedy should be inferred, the District Court granted the respondents' motions to dismiss. The Court of Appeals agreed. After these opinions were announced, Congress enacted the Civil Rights Attorney's Fees Awards Act, which authorizes an award of fees to prevailing private parties in actions to enforce Title IX. A rehearing was granted, but the court concluded that the Act was not intended to create a remedy that did not previously exist.