| Grove City College v. Bell | |
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| Argued November 29, 1983 Decided February 28, 1984 | |
| Full case name | Grove City College, et al. v. Terrel Bell, Secretary of Education |
| Citations | 465 U.S. 555 (more) 104 S. Ct. 1211; 79 L. Ed. 2d 516; 1984 U.S. LEXIS 158 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 687 F.2d 684 (3d Cir. 1982) |
| Holding | |
| Title IX, which applies only to educational institutions that receive federal funds, could be applied to a private school that refused direct federal funding but for which a large number of students had received federally-funded scholarships. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | White, joined by a unanimous court (Parts I, II, IV, V); Burger, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist, O'Connor (Part III) |
| Concurrence | Powell, joined by Burger, O'Connor |
| Concurrence | Stevens |
| Concur/dissent | Brennan, joined by Marshall |
Abrogated by | |
| Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, Pub. L. No. 100-259, 102 Stat. 28 (1988) (in part) | |
Grove City College v. Bell, 465 U.S. 555 (1984), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that Title IX, which applies only to colleges and universities that receive federal funds, could be applied to a private school that refused direct federal funding but for which a large number of students had received federally funded scholarships. The Court also held that the federal government could require a statutorily mandated "assurance of compliance" with Title IX even though no evidence had been presented to suggest that Grove City College had discriminated. However, the Court also held that the regulation would apply only to the institution's financial aid department, not to the school as a whole.