20 U.S.C. § 1706
Civil actions by individuals denied equal educational opportunities or by Attorney General
An individual denied an equal educational opportunity, as defined by this subchapter may institute a civil action in an appropriate district court of the United States against such parties, and for such relief, as may be appropriate. The Attorney General of the United States (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Attorney General”), for or in the name of the United States, may also institute such a civil action on behalf of such an individual.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 32
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1975–2025 · leading case: State v. Neiswanger Mgmt. Servs., LLC, 179 A.3d 941 (Md. 2018).
State v. Neiswanger Mgmt. Servs., LLC, 179 A.3d 941 (Md. 2018). “1978), the Sixth Circuit considered a similar issue under the Equal Education Opportunity Act ("EEOA"), 20 U.S.C. § 1706 (2012). Section 1706 authorizes an "individual denied an equal education opportunity" to file a civil action for relief, and further provides that "[t]he…”
Khadidja Issa v. Lancaster Sch. Dist., 847 F.3d 121 (3rd Cir. 2017). “Unlike the EEOA, which explicitly grants “indmdual[s]” the right to “institute a civil action” in court for equitable relief, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1706 ,1713, our de novo review reveals nothing in 24 Pa.”
Flores Ex Rel. Flores v. Arizona, 516 F.3d 1140 (9th Cir. 2008). “1981), by requiring them to remove barriers to equal participation in educational programs now rather than later, and it provides students with a right of action to enable them to enforce their rights, see 20 U.S.C. § 1706 ; Los Angeles NAACP v. Los Angeles Unified Sch.”
Collins v. City of New York, 156 F. Supp. 3d 448 (S.D.N.Y. 2016). “20 U.S.C. § 1706 . Collins is claiming neither that she has been denied an equal education opportunity nor that she is bringing this cause of action on behalf of students who have been denied an equal education opportunity; under the plain language of the EEOA, therefore, she…”
Jorge Gomez v. Illinois State Bd. of Educ. & Ted Sanders, in His Off. Capacity as Illinois State Superintendent of Educ., 811 F.2d 1030 (7th Cir. 1987). “Finally, 20 U.S.C. § 1706 provides that “an individual denied an equal educational opportunity .”
United States v. Price, 577 F.2d 1356 (9th Cir. 1978). “20 U.S.C. § 1706 . Under that definition, an educational agency is prohibited from deliberately segregating students on the basis of race or failing to take affirmative steps to eliminate the vestiges of a dual school system.”
New York ex rel. Schneiderman v. Utica City Sch. Dist., 177 F. Supp. 3d 739 (N.D.N.Y. 2016). “See 20 U.S.C. § 1706 (“An individual denied an equal educational opportunity .”
United States v. Sch. Dist. of Ferndale, Mich., 400 F. Supp. 1122 (E.D. Mich. 1975). “§ 1703 ; authorizes suits to remedy denials of equal educational opportunity, 20 U.S.C. § 1706 ; and establishes a system of remedy principles and procedures to govern court orders designed to correct denials of equal educational opportunity.”
United States v. Marion Cnty. Sch. Dist., 625 F.2d 607 (5th Cir. 1980). “§ 1709 (Attorney General may intervene in suits brought by individuals denied “equal educational opportunities” as defined in the Act); 20 U.S.C. § 1706 (Attorney General may institute civil actions on behalf of individuals denied “equal educational opportunities” as defined in…”
United States v. Sch. Dist. of the City of Ferndale, Michigan, 616 F.2d 895 (6th Cir. 1980). “20 U.S.C. § 1706 . Under that definition, an educational agency is prohibited from deliberately segregating students on the basis of race or failing to take affirmative steps to eliminate the vestiges of a dual school system.”
United States v. Texas Educ. Agency, (Port Arthur Indep. Sch. Dist.), 679 F.2d 1104 (5th Cir. 1982). “§ 2000c-6; 20 U.S.C. § 1706 ; 28 U.S.C. § 1345 . Neither the district court nor any of the parties have ever suggested that any of the procedural prerequisites to suit by the United States are unmet, and it does not appear that if any are here present they are such as cannot be…”
Brown v. Califano, 627 F.2d 1221 (D.C. Cir. 1980). “§ 1708 (1976) (Attorney General may intervene in suits brought by individuals denied equal educational opportunities); 20 U.S.C. § 1706 (1976) (Attorney General may institute civil action on behalf of individual denied equal educational opportunities).”
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