Resource: Cannon v. University of Chicago, 441 U.S. 677 (1979)

After she was refused admission to the University of Chicago medical school, Cannon sued under Title IX to compel her admission. She argued that the medical school was covered by the law because it received federal funds and that she had been denied because of her gender. Title IX prevented educational programs that received federal funds from excluding participants based on their gender, but it did not provide express authorization for a private cause of action. The University of Chicago thus argued that Cannon had failed to state a claim, and her case was dismissed.