Legal Opinion
Ross v. University of Tulsa
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 20, 2017No. 16-5053PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BACHARACH, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff (Ms. Abigail Ross) was allegedly raped by a fellow student at the University of Tulsa (Mr. Patrick Swilling). The alleged rape led Ms. Ross to sue the university for money damages under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972. Under Title IX, universities that receive federal financial assistance cannot discriminate on the basis of gender. See 20 U.S.C. § 1681(a). Such discrimination occurs when a university obtains notice of sexual harassment and responds with deliberate indifference. See Gebser v. Lago Vista Indep. Sch. Dist., 524 U.S. 274,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Davis Ex Rel. LaShonda D. v. Monroe County Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Mata v. SaizCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
- Estate of Marvin L. Booker v. GomezCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Company v. Robert Ray Mhoon, Takura Fujiwara, and Melinda Isabel FujiwaraCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Murphy v. City of TulsaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2019
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