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.

[1] A Gonzaga University undergraduate sued the school and teacher Roberta League under 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983, alleging a violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974.

Subsequently, League launched an investigation into the matter, and refused to certify the student's necessary affidavit of good moral character.

In a 7–2 decision for Gonzaga University, Chief Justice Rehnquist wrote the majority opinion for the court.