Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Thompson
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 8, 1981No. 80-2364PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.
At issue in this appeal is whether the district court, in reviewing a state administrative decision regarding the special education program for a handicapped student under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (EAHCA), 20 U.S.C. § 1415(e)(2), properly declined to award compensatory damages and attorney’s fees. 495 F.Supp. 1256 (1980). We hold that Congress, though including within the EAHCA a private right of action which authorizes district courts to award appropriate relief, did not intend to provide an award of money damages in the absence of…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Brown v. General Services AdministrationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by132 opinions
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- Springer v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1999
- Zvi D. v. AmbachCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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