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Judicial Deference And Sexual Discrimination In The University, Mark Bartholomew Sep 1999

Judicial Deference And Sexual Discrimination In The University, Mark Bartholomew

Buffalo Women's Law Journal

Tenure discrimination plaintiffs confront a judiciary that regularly defers to the administrative judgments of universities. Strangely, however, student plaintiffs suing under Title IX do not confront the same deferential posture. This occurs even when the student plaintiffs are suing their professors over classroom speech and academic freedom is at stake. After presenting the evidence of an asymmetrical application of judicial deference to the university, the Article critiques the Supreme Court’s decision in Gebser v. Lago Vista Independent School District to weaken the remedial powers of Title IX relative to Title VII. The Article then explores the arguments for and against …


Silence Broken: Gebser's New Standard Of School Liability For Title Ix Sexual Harassment, Callie R. Owen Jan 1999

Silence Broken: Gebser's New Standard Of School Liability For Title Ix Sexual Harassment, Callie R. Owen

Kentucky Law Journal

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