Legal Opinion
Riles v. Bennett
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 2, 1987No. 85-2749PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
The Secretary of the United States Department of Education appeals the denial of prejudgment interest on an award of $108,701 for Title I grants misspent by the State of California. The district court denied interest because it read Pennhurst State School and Hosp. v. Halderman, 451 U.S. 1, 101 S.Ct. 1531, 67 L.Ed.2d 694 (1981), as requiring explicit statutory authorization for an interest award. We reverse and remand.
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Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. § 241a et seq., provided for grants to states to improve education for disadvantaged children…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- West Virginia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Bell v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Rodgers v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Bennett v. Kentucky Department of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. Golden Acres, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1988
- State of California, Department of Education v. William J. Bennett, Secretary of Education, United States Department of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Golden State Transit Corp. v. City of Los AngelesDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1991
- Florida Department of Labor and Employment Security v. United States Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Gallegos v. LyngCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
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