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Cannon v. University of Chicago  

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  • Cannon v. University of Chicago (1979) stands out as the first case in which the U.S. Supreme Court recognized an implied cause of action for monetary damages under Section 901 of the Education Amendments of 1972, more commonly referred to as Title IX, in response to discrimination based on sex. The Court's judgment in Cannon paved the way for the subsequent application of Title IX in a wide array of cases involving gender equity for students in the world of higher education. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law and Higher Education; Cannon v. University of Chicago]

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  • 1979

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