Cannon v. University of Chicago (1979)
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Alken v. Lerner (1980)
Cf. Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 , 708 n.42, 99 S.Ct. 1946, 1963 , 60 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (HEW’s enforcement capabilities under Title IX are especially limited in precisely those areas where private suits can be most effective).
HEW’s enforcement capabilities under Title IX are especially limited in precisely those areas where private suits can be most effective
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Thompson v. Thompson (1988)
But see Merrill Lynch, supra, and Cannon, supra. The Court’s opinion exaggerates the difficulty of establishing an implied right when it surmises that “[t]he implied cause of action doctrine would be a virtual dead letter were it limited to correcting drafting errors when Congress simply forgot to codify its evident intention to provide a cause of action.” Ante, at 179.
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The Montgomery Improvement Association, Inc. v. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (1981)
But cf. Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. at 706 n.41, 99 S.Ct. at 1962 -63 n.41. 37 Additionally, section 5304(a)(6) suggests that Congress did contemplate participation by private citizens in the statutory scheme.
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23 Fair empl.prac.cas. 677, 23 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,153, 6 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 724 the Guardians Association… (1980)
But cf. Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 , 99 S.Ct. 1946 , 60 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979). 114 It is undisputed that the plain language of Title VI hints at no private cause of action for compensatory relief, and I have found nothing in the legislative history to suggest that Congress intended the statute to mean more than it says. 50 The debates make clear that the overarching purpose of Title VI was "to make sure that funds of the United States are not used to support …
But see Cannon, supra, 441 U.S. at 711 , 99 S.Ct. at 1965 (“[t]he fact that other provisions of a complex statutory scheme create express remedies has not been accepted as a sufficient reason for refusing to imply an otherwise appropriate remedy under a separate section”).
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United States v. City of Miami (1981)
But see Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 , 687 n.7, 99 S.Ct. 1946 , 1952 n.7, 60 L.Ed.2d 560 , 569 n.7 (1979) (“Although we cannot accord [later remarks by individual legislators] the weight of contemporary legislative history, we would be remiss if we ignored these authoritative expressions concerning the scope and purpose of [a civil rights statute] and its place within ‘the civil rights enforcement scheme’ that successive Congresses have created over the past…
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27 Fair empl.prac.cas. 913, 27 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,328 United States of America v. The City of Miami, Flori… (1981)
But see Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 , 687 n.7, 99 S.Ct. 1946 , 1952 n.7, 60 L.Ed.2d 560 , 569 n.7 (1979) ("Although we cannot accord (later remarks by individual legislators) the weight of contemporary legislative history, we would be remiss if we ignored these authoritative expressions concerning the scope and purpose of (a civil rights statute) and its place within 'the civil rights enforcement scheme' that successive Congresses have created over the past…
"Although we cannot accord (later remarks by individual legislators
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Paul D. Carmi v. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (1980)
But see Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 , 711-714 nn. 48-49, 99 S.Ct. 1946 , 1964-1966 nn. 48, 49, 60 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (suggesting that restrictions on agency action under § 605 of Title VI may not apply to actions by individuals). 30 Even if § 604 is interpreted to restrict individual actions under Title VI, it does not follow that a similar restriction exists on individual actions under the Rehabilitation Act, which encompasses a different kind of statutory…
suggesting that restrictions on agency action under § 605 of Title VI may not apply to actions by individuals
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Carmi v. Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District (1980)
But see Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 , 711-714 nn. 48-49, 99 S.Ct. 1946 , 1964-1966 nn. 48, 49, 60 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (suggesting that restrictions on agency action under § 605 of Title VI may not apply to actions by individuals).
suggesting that restrictions on agency action under § 605 of Title VI may not apply to actions by individuals
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CETA Workers' Organizing Committee v. City of New York (1980)
But see Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 , 99 S.Ct. 1946 , 60 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (applying four-factor Cort v. Ash test to find private cause of action implied under Title IX). .
applying four-factor Cort v. Ash test to find private cause of action implied under Title IX
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Ceta Workers' Organizing Committee v. City Of New York (1980)
But see Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 , 99 S.Ct. 1946 , 60 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (applying four-factor Cort v. Ash test to find private cause of action implied under Title IX). 3 This does not mean, we take it, that cases such as the landmark J.
applying four-factor Cort v. Ash test to find private cause of action implied under Title IX
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Taylor v. Brighton Corp. (1980)
But see Cannon v. University of Chicago, supra, 441 U.S. at 717 , 99 S.Ct. at 1968 (Rehnquist, J., (author of the opinion in Touche Ross v. Redington, supra) concurring): Not only is it “far better” for Congress to so specify when it intends private litigants to have a cause of action, -but for this very reason this Court in the future should be extremely reluctant to imply a cause of action absent such specificity on the part of the Legislative Branch.
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City of Gainesville v. Florida Power & Light Co. (1980)
But see id., 441 U.S. at 738 , 99 S.Ct. at 1979 (Powell, J., dissenting) (discussing Calhoon v. Harvey, 379 U.S. 134 , 85 S.Ct. 292 , 13 L.Ed.2d 190 (1964)).
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Hill v. Der (1981)
But see Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 , 99 S.Ct. 1946 , 60 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (implied right of action under Title IX).
implied right of action under Title IX
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Rollison v. Biggs (1983)
But cf. Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 , 99 S.Ct. 1946 , 60 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (finding implied private cause of action under identical language in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1681 (a)).
finding implied private cause of action under identical language in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. § 1681 (a)
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Jalowiecki v. Leuc (1981)
But see Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 , 99 S.Ct. 1946 , 60 L.Ed. 2d 560 (1979) (Congress' failure to consider a private remedy does not preclude an implied cause of action).
Congress' failure to consider a private remedy does not preclude an implied cause of action
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Mann v. Oppenheimer & Co. (1986)
See Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, 444 U.S. at 21-22 , 100 S.Ct. at 248 ; Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington, 442 U.S. at 572 , 99 S.Ct. at 2487 ; but see Cannon, 441 U.S. at 711 , 99 S.Ct. at 1965 .
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Healy v. Bergman (1985)
But see Cannon, supra, 441 U.S. at 686-87 n. 7, 99 S.Ct. at 1951-52 n. 7.
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Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District (1998)
After noting that Title IX had been patterned after Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which had been interpreted to include a private right of action, we concluded that Congress intended to authorize the same private enforcement of Title IX. 441 U. S., at 694 698; see also id., at 703 ("We have no doubt that Congress intended to create Title IX remedies comparable to those available under Title VI and that it understood Title VI as *294 authorizing an implied privat…
"We have no doubt that Congress intended to create Title IX remedies comparable to those available under Title VI and that it understood Title VI as *294 authorizing an implied private cause of action for victims of the prohibited discrimination"
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Roderick Jackson v. Birmingham Bd. of Ed. (2002)
See Cannon, 441 U.S. at 694-95 , 99 S.Ct. at 1956-57 ("Title IX was patterned after Title VI....
"Title IX was patterned after Title VI.... Except for the substitution of the word `sex' in Title IX to replace the words `race, color, or national origin' in Title VI, the two statutes use identical language to describe the benefited class."
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Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education (2002)
See Cannon, 441 U.S. at 694-95 , 99 S.Ct. at 1956-57 (“Title IX was patterned after Title VI....
“Title IX was patterned after Title VI.... Except for the substitution of the word ‘sex’ in Title IX to replace the words ‘race, color, or national origin’ in Title VI, the two statutes use identical language to describe the benefited class.”
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Amy Cohen v. Brown University (1996)
Title IX is an anti-discrimination statute, modeled after Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d (“Title VI”). 8 See Cannon, 441 U.S. at 696 , 99 S.Ct. at 1967 (“The drafters of Title IX explicitly assumed that it would be interpreted and applied as Title VI had been during the preceding eight years.”).
“The drafters of Title IX explicitly assumed that it would be interpreted and applied as Title VI had been during the preceding eight years.”
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Bernardo Ex Rel. M & K Engineering, Inc. v. Johnson (2016)
Miles v. Apex Marine Corp., 498 U.S. 19, 32 (1990); accord Cannon v. Univ. of Chi., 441 U.S. 677, 696-97 (1979) ("It is always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law[.]").
"It is always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law[.]"
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Cynthia Love v. Delta Air Lines (2002)
See Cannon, 441 U.S. at 694 , 99 S.Ct. at 1956 (“[T]he legislative history of a statute that does not expressly create or deny a private remedy will typically be equally silent or ambiguous on the question.”).
“[T]he legislative history of a statute that does not expressly create or deny a private remedy will typically be equally silent or ambiguous on the question.”
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United States v. Lamirand (2012)
See Cannon v. Univ. of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 696-97, 99 S. Ct. 1946 , 60 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979) (“It is always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law____”); Prime Care of Ne.
“It is always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law____”
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Betz v. Trainer Wortham (2008)
See Cannon v. Univ. of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 696-97 (1979) (“It is 1664 BETZ v. TRAINER WORTHAM & CO. always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law . . . .”); see also Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran, 456 U.S. 353, 379 (1982) (interpreting the Commodity Exchange Act in light of pre-enactment case law).
“It is 1664 BETZ v. TRAINER WORTHAM & CO. always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law . . . .”
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Betz v. Trainer (2007)
See Cannon v. Univ. of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 696-97 (1979) (“It is always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law . . . .”); see also Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran, 456 U.S. 353, 379 (1982) (interpreting the Commodity Exchange Act in light of pre-enactment case law).
“It is always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law . . . .”
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Betz v. Trainer Wortham (2007)
See Cannon v. Univ. of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 696-97 (1979) (“It is BETZ v. TRAINER WORTHAM & CO. 5555 always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law . . . .”); see also Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran, 456 U.S. 353, 379 (1982) (interpreting the Commodity Exchange Act in light of pre-enactment case law).
“It is BETZ v. TRAINER WORTHAM & CO. 5555 always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law . . . .”
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Cherry, Kelly v. Univ WI System (2001)
Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public Schools, 503 U.S. 60, 72 (1992); see also id. (42 U.S.C. sec. 2000d-7 "cannot be read except as a validation of Cannon’s holding."); see also Cannon, 441 U.S. at 696-97 ("It is always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law.").
"It is always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law."
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Cohen v. Brown University (1996)
Title IX is an anti-discrimination statute, modeled after Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. 2000d ("Title VI").8 See Cannon, 441 U.S. at 696 ("The drafters of ___ ______ Title IX explicitly assumed that it would be interpreted and applied as Title VI had been during the preceding eight years.").
"The drafters of ___ ______ Title IX explicitly assumed that it would be interpreted and applied as Title VI had been during the preceding eight years."
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Doe v. PA Bd Probation (2008)
See Cannon v. Univ. of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 688 (1979) (“[T]he fact that a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.”).
“[T]he fact that a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.”
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Williams v. United Airlines, Inc. (2007)
See Cannon v. Univ. of Chi., 441 U.S. 677, 690-91 (1979) (“There would be far less reason to infer a private remedy in favor of individual persons if Congress, instead of drafting Title IX with an unmistakable focus on the benefitted class, had written it simply as a ban on discrimina- tory conduct . . . .”).
“There would be far less reason to infer a private remedy in favor of individual persons if Congress, instead of drafting Title IX with an unmistakable focus on the benefitted class, had written it simply as a ban on discrimina- tory conduct . . . .”
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Abrego v. the Dow Chemical Company (2006)
See Cannon v. Univ. of Chi., 441 U.S. 677, 696-97 (1979) (“It is always appropriate to assume that our elected represen- tatives, like other citizens, know the law . . . .”); United States v. LeCoe, 936 F.2d 398, 403 (9th Cir. 1991) (“Congress is, of course, presumed to know existing law pertinent to any new legislation it enacts.”).
“Congress is, of course, presumed to know existing law pertinent to any new legislation it enacts.”
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West v. Vaughn (2000)
See Cannon v. Univ. of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 696-97 (1979) ("It is always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law."); Sandoval v. Reno, 166 F.3d 225 , 235 (3d _________________________________________________________________ 9.
"It is always appropriate to assume that our elected representatives, like other citizens, know the law."
Cf. Cannon, 441 U.S. at 708-09 (“[I]t is the expenditure of federal funds that provides the justification for this particular statutory prohibition [i.e., the anti-discrimination provision of Title IX].”); Barnes, 536 U.S. at 187 (“Thus we have held that under Title IX, which contains no express remedies, a recipient of federal funds is nevertheless subject to suit for compensatory damages, … and injunction, … forms of relief traditionally available in suits for breach of co…
“[I]t is the expenditure of federal funds that provides the justification for this particular statutory prohibition [i.e., the anti-discrimination provision of Title IX].”
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Balow v. Michigan State University (2021)
See Cannon v. Univ. of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 708 (1979) (“Not only the words and history of Title IX, but also its subject matter and underlying purposes, counsel implication of a cause of action in favor of private victims of discrimination.”); Franklin v. Gwinnett Cnty.
“Not only the words and history of Title IX, but also its subject matter and underlying purposes, counsel implication of a cause of action in favor of private victims of discrimination.”
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Darlene Sanders v. the Levari Group, LLC, Etc. (2026)
See Cannon, 441 U.S. at 711 ("The fact that other provisions of a complex statutory scheme create express [administrative] remedies has not been accepted as a sufficient reason for refusing to imply an otherwise appropriate remedy under a separate section.").
"The fact that other provisions of a complex statutory scheme create express [administrative] remedies has not been accepted as a sufficient reason for refusing to imply an otherwise appropriate remedy under a separate section."
See Cannon v. Univ. of [Chi.], 441 U.S. 677, 688 (1979) (“[T]he fact that a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.”).
“[T]he fact that a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.”
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Black Bear v. Wickre (2025)
See also Cannon v. Univ. of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 688 (1979) (“[T]he fact that a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.”).
“[T]he fact that a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.”
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JANE DOES 1-4 v. BUTLER UNIVERSITY (2024)
The Supreme Court, too, has stated in broad terms that "[d]espite Title VII's range and its design as a comprehensive solution for the problem of invidious discrimination in employment, the aggrieved individual clearly is not deprived of other remedies he possesses and is not limited to Title VII in his search for relief." Johnson, 421 U.S. at 459 ; accord Cannon, 441 U.S. at 711 ("The fact that other provisions of a complex statutory scheme create express remedies has not b…
"The fact that other provisions of a complex statutory scheme create express remedies has not been accepted as a sufficient reason for refusing to imply an otherwise appropriate remedy under a separate section."
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State of Texas v. The United States of America (2024)
Dist., 524 U.S. 274, 286 (1998) (“Congress enacted Title IX in 1972 with two principal objectives in mind: ‘to avoid the use of federal resources to support discriminatory practices’ and ‘to provide individual citizens effective protection against those practices.’”) (quoting Cannon v. Univ. of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 704 (1979)); see also Neese v. Becerra, 640 F. Supp. 3d 668 , 681–82 (N.D.
“Title IX was enacted in response to evidence of pervasive discrimination against women with respect to educational opportunities.”
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Ormsby v. United States Internal Revenue Service (2023)
Colo. 2016) (citations omitted); see also Cannon v. Univ. of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 688 (1979) (“the fact that a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.”).
“the fact that a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.”
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Smith v. Boston Red Sox (2023)
Touche Ross & Co. v. Redington, 442 U.S. 560, 568 (1979)(explaining that merely because “a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.” (quoting Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 688 (1979))); Alabama v. PCI Gaming Auth., 801 F.3d 1278, 1294 (11th Cir. 2015)(“A statute may, but does not necessarily, create a cause of action either expressly or by implication.”). “…
“A statute may, but does not necessarily, create a cause of action either expressly or by implication.”
See Cannon v. Univ. of Chi., 441 U.S. 677, 709 (1979) (“Not only the words and history of Title IX, but also its subject matter and underlying purposes, counsel implication of a cause of action in favor of private victims of discrimination.”).
“Not only the words and history of Title IX, but also its subject matter and underlying purposes, counsel implication of a cause of action in favor of private victims of discrimination.”
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Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Google LLC (2020)
Article III and a section 281 10 impose separate requirements that must each be satisfied to bring suit.10 See Spokeo, 136 S.Ct. at 11 1549 (“Article III standing requires a concrete injury even in the context of a statutory violation.”); 12 Cannon v. Univ. of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 688 (1979) (“[T]he fact that a federal statute has been 13 violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in 14 favor of that person.”).
“[T]he fact that a federal statute has been 13 violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in 14 favor of that person.”
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Otworth v. Dorwin (2020)
The proposed amendment is futile, first of all, because there is no private right of action under the statute Plaintiff sites. “[T]he fact that a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.” Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 688 (1979).
“Oguaju has no private right of action under either [ 18 U.S.C. §§ 241 or 242].”
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Superior Optical Labs, Inc. v. United States (2020)
See Cannon v. Univ. of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 688 (1979) (“Although we cannot accord these remarks the weight of contemporary legislative history, we would be remiss if we ignored these authoritative expressions concerning the scope and purpose [of the Act]….”). 9 Act, explaining that the amendment would “not enable IFB Solutions to regain the VA contracts lost last fall or all of the optical lab jobs supporting those contracts.” Dkt.
“Although we cannot accord these remarks the weight of contemporary legislative history, we would be remiss if we ignored these authoritative expressions concerning the scope and purpose [of the Act]….”
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Bush v. Department of Human Resources (2019)
See Cannon v. Univ. of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 688 (1979) (“[T]he fact that a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.”).
“[T]he fact that a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.”
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Dallas Independent School District and Michael L. Williams, Commissioner of Education v. Adrian Peters (2015)
E.g., Scott v. Board of Adjustment, 405 S.W.2d 55, 56 (Tex. 1966); see also Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677, 688 (1979) (“the fact that a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.”).
“the fact that a federal statute has been violated and some person harmed does not automatically give rise to a private cause of action in favor of that person.”