Legal Opinion
Dougherty County School System v. Harris
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1980No. 78-3384PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare asserts that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance, authorizes regulations prohibiting sex discrimination in general employment practices by recipients of federal aid.1 We find that regulations with this breadth exceed the Secretary’s authority under Title IX and, therefore, affirm a summary judgment declaring them invalid.
The statute upon which the Secretary relies for authority states…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. DanielSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- The Coca-Cola Company v. The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Board of Public Instruction of Taylor County, Florida v. Robert H. Finch, Secretary of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- 19 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1720, 20 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,029 Romeo Community Schools v. United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, and Susan K. Garrard, Defendant-IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- Romeo Community Schools v. United States Department of Health, Education, & WelfareDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Alfred Brown, William King and Willie James Mallett, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Robert R. Sibley, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Grove City College v. BellCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Haffer v. TEMPLE UNIVERSITY OF COM. SYSTEM, ETC.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1981
- Othen v. Ann Arbor School BoardDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1981
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