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The Grove City College civil rights case of the 1980s involved Grove City's refusal to implement Title IX requirements requiring higher education institutions receiving federal funding to not discriminate against persons on the basis of gender - this usually resulted in equalized sports programs for women. In this the case, the Justice Department/Department of Education stated that Grove City College, despite assiduously taking no federal funding, was still subject to Title IX application because of the basic aid provided to some of its students. The Supreme Court agreed in a 1984 ruling, while limiting the application to programs affected.
The holding that compliance with Title IX is necessary only in the particular programs or activities that receive federal funding was abrogated when the United States Congress subsequently passed the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, which specified that recipients of federal funds must comply with civil rights laws in all area
Often associated with this case in another university based anti-discrimination case from the 1980s, Bob Jones University v U.S., regarding the tax-exempt status of Bob Jones University. These cases are often cited together as notable civil rights cases settled by the Supreme Court during the Reagan Administration.
Last Updated: 05/20/2022 07:53PM