Heather Sue Mercer–Duke Football case
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Case Name: Mercer v. Duke University
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Case Cite: 190 F.3d 643, 138 Ed. Law Rep. 113 (4th Cir. 1999)
In 1997, Heather Sue Mercer sued Duke University for discrimination after her dismissal from Duke's intercollegiate football program. Mercer had been an all-state placekicker at Yorktown High School in Yorktown Heights, New York. From 1994 through 1995, she participated in Duke's football program as a manager. Mercer challenged the federal district court's earlier decision holding that Title IX provides a blanket exemption for contact sports and the court's consequent dismissal of her claim that Duke University discriminated against her.