Gonzaga University v. Doe

Gonzaga University v. Doe
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued April 24, 2002
Decided June 20, 2002
Full case nameGonzaga University and Roberta S. League, Petitioners v. John Doe
Docket no.01-679
Citations536 U.S. 273 (more)
122 S. Ct. 2268; 153 L. Ed. 2d 309; 2002 U.S. LEXIS 4649; 70 U.S.L.W. 4577; 2002 Cal. Daily Op. Service 5458; 2002 Daily Journal DAR 6859; 15 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 436
Case history
PriorOn writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of Washington. Doe v. Gonzaga Univ., 143 Wn.2d 687, 24 P.3d 390, 2001 Wash. LEXIS 381 (2001)
Holding
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act's nondisclosure provisions created no personal rights to enforce under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinions
MajorityRehnquist, joined by O'Connor, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas
ConcurrenceBreyer (in judgment), joined by Souter
DissentStevens, joined by Ginsburg
Laws applied
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983

Gonzaga University v. Doe, 536 U.S. 273 (2002), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, which prohibits the federal government from funding educational institutions that release education records to unauthorized persons, does not create a right which is enforceable under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.[1]

  1. ^ Gonzaga University v. Doe, 536 U.S. 273 (2002).