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CANNON v. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

No. 77-926.

441 U.S. 677 (1979)

CANNON v. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 14, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Cannon argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioner.

Solicitor General McCree argued the cause for the federal respondents. With him on the briefs were Assistant Attorney General Days, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Jessica Dunsay Silver, and Miriam R. Eisenstein.

Stuart Bernstein argued the cause for respondents University of Chicago et al. With him on the brief were Susan S. Sher and Thomas H. Morsch.*

MR. JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner's complaints allege that her applications for admission to medical school were denied by the respondents because she is a woman.1 Accepting the truth of those allegations for the purpose of its decision, the Court of Appeals held that petitioner has no right of action against respondents that may be asserted in a federal court...

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