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Doe","case_history":[{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.182746Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"},{"changed_at":"2026-08-29T20:06:32.195997Z","explanation":"An official oral-argument transcript was verified.","status":"argued"}],"case_status":"argued","dek":"The dispute centers on whether the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act grants students a private right to sue universities for releasing records.","dek_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 15-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 15-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 7-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 7-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 45-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 45-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 39-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 39-31"}],"dispositions":[],"latest_court_document_date":"2002-04-24T00:00:00Z","maturity":"official_transcript","official_detail_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/argument_transcript/2001","official_disposition_urls":[],"official_docket_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/docket/docketfiles/html/public/01-679.html","primary_docket":"01-679","revisions":[{"correction_note":"Rewritten to the concise citizen-facing editorial standard.","created_at":"2026-08-31T16:53:46.788009Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":1},{"correction_note":"Migrated to the dated official Court activity contract without model use.","created_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z","maturity":"official_transcript","revision_number":2}],"schema_version":"1.1","sections":[{"heading":"What this case is about","paragraphs":["Gonzaga University argues FERPA conditions federal funding but does not create individual rights. The student argues the statute grants parents the right to prevent record release."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 15-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 15-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 7-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 7-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 45-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 45-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 39-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 39-31"}]},{"heading":"How the case got here","paragraphs":["The Supreme Court heard oral argument in this case on April 24, 2002."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 1-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 1-1"}]},{"heading":"What each side wants","paragraphs":["Gonzaga University wants the Court to dismiss the student's lawsuit.","The student wants the Court to allow the lawsuit to proceed."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 15-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 15-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 7-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 7-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 45-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 45-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 39-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 39-31"}]},{"heading":"What each side says","paragraphs":["Gonzaga University argues Congress did not phrase the funding condition as individual rights.","The student argues Congress gave parents the right to prevent record release."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 15-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 15-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 7-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 7-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 45-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 45-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 39-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 39-31"}]},{"heading":"What the justices asked","paragraphs":["Chief Justice Rehnquist asked if the case is submitted."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 1-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 1-1"}]},{"heading":"Why it matters","paragraphs":["This case determines whether students can sue universities directly for FERPA violations. It defines the scope of federal education privacy protections. It shapes how institutions handle student records."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 15-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 15-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 7-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 7-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 45-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 45-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 39-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 39-31"}]},{"heading":"What happens next","paragraphs":["This article currently covers the argument record. Use the official docket link for later case activity."],"sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 5-15","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 5-15"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 54, lines 1-1","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 54, lines 1-1"}]}],"slug":"2001-01-679-gonzaga-univ-v-doe","term":"2001","title":"Does FERPA create individual rights enforceable in court?","title_sources":[{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 16, lines 15-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 16, lines 15-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 25, lines 7-41","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 25, lines 7-41"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 3, lines 17-19","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 3, lines 17-19"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 50, lines 45-37","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 50, lines 45-37"},{"evidence_type":"Transcript","label":"Official Supreme Court Transcript — file page 51, lines 39-31","official_url":"https://www.supremecourt.gov/pdfs/transcripts/2001/01-679.pdf","page_label":"file page 51, lines 39-31"}],"topics":[],"undated_disposition_date_fallback":null,"updated_at":"2026-09-05T03:22:24Z"}