· 4/16/1993
Amy Cohen v. Brown University
Citations
- 991 F.2d 888
- 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 7912
- 1993 WL 111514
How courts have described this case
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- holding that Title IX and the applicable regulation and policy interpretation do not violate the Equal Protection Clause
- holding that Title IX and the applicable regulation and policy interpretation do not violate the Equal Protection Clause
- recognizing that record of the floor debate on Restoration Act “leaves little doubt that the enactment was aimed, in part, at creating a more level playing field for female athletes”
- holding that the 1979 Policy Interpretation “stands upon a plausible, if not inevitable, reading of Title IX”
- holding that even if a university satisfies the scholarship and “other resources” tests, it can still violate Title IX if its participation is not proportional
- holding that the defendant institution could not demonstrate a history of program expansion where there was “impressive growth” in the 1970s but no additional opportunities added over the next two decades
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Judges: Selya, Cyr, Stahl
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