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Cannon v. University Of Chicago

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
77-926
Petitioner: 
Cannon
Respondent: 
University Of Chicago
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1975-1981)
Opinion: 
441 U.S. 677 (1979)
Argued: 
Tuesday, January 9, 1979
Decided: 
Monday, May 14, 1979
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Standing to Sue, Private or Implied Cause of Action

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The Oyez Project, Cannon v. University Of Chicago , 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1978/1978_77_926)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Cannon, 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Education Amendments of 1972

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Voted with the majority, joined Rehnquist's concurrence
Stewart
Wrote a dissent
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined White's dissent
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Powell
Wrote a regular concurrence
Rehnquist
Wrote the majority opinion
Stevens

Full Opinion by Justice John Paul Stevens