Existing comment:
TITLE VI: Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs
Prohibited discrimination by recipients of federal funds on the basis of race, color, and national origin.
Lau v. Nichols (1974)
Ruled a school that accepted federal funds and did not provide adequate English courses or other educational benefits to students of Chinese ancestry, who did not speak English, violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (California)
Cannon v. University of Chicago (1979)
Determined that Title VI created a private remedy as well as authorized the withholding of federal funds from education programs that discriminated on the basis of race (Illinois)
Alexander v. Sandoval (2001)
Determined that Title VI only authorized private remedies for lawsuits based on intentional discrimination and not on evidence of disparate impact (Alabama)
Gratz v. Bollinger (2003)
Held that discrimination, which violates Equal Protection Clause of Fourteenth Amendment, committed by an institution that accepts federal funds also constitutes violation of Title VI (Michigan) |