Home/Case Law/Fourth Circuit/Christy Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Antonio J. Morrison James Landale Crawford, and Cornell D. Brown William E. Landsidle, in His Capacity as Comptroller of the Commonwealth, Law Professors Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault the Anti-Defamation League Center for Women Policy Studies the Dc Rape Crisis Center Equal Rights Advocates the Georgetown University Law Center Sex Discrimination Clinic Jewish Women International the National Alliance of Sexual Assault Coalitions the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence the National Coalition Against Sexual Assault the National Network to End Domestic Violence National Organization for Women Northwest Women's Law Center the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated Virginia National Organization for Women Virginia Now Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated Women Employed Women's Law Project Women's Legal Defense Fund Independent Women's Forum Women's Freedom Network, Amici Curiae. United States of America, Intervenor-Appellant, and Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison James Landale Crawford, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Cornell D. Brown William E. Landsidle, in His Capacity as Comptroller of the Commonwealth, Law Professors Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault the Anti-Defamation League Center for Women Policy Studies the Dc Rape Crisis Center Equal Rights Advocates the Georgetown University Law Center Sex Discrimination Clinic Jewish Women International the National Alliance of Sexual Assault Coalitions the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence the National Coalition Against Sexual Assault the National Network to End Domestic Violence National Organization for Women Northwest Women's Law Center the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated Virginia National Organization for Women Virginia Now Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated Women Employed Women's Law Project Women's Legal Defense Fund Independent Women's Forum Women's Freedom Network, Amici Curiae
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No. 749876
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Christy Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Antonio J. Morrison James Landale Crawford, and Cornell D. Brown William E. Landsidle, in His Capacity as Comptroller of the Commonwealth, Law Professors Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault the Anti-Defamation League Center for Women Policy Studies the Dc Rape Crisis Center Equal Rights Advocates the Georgetown University Law Center Sex Discrimination Clinic Jewish Women International the National Alliance of Sexual Assault Coalitions the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence the National Coalition Against Sexual Assault the National Network to End Domestic Violence National Organization for Women Northwest Women's Law Center the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated Virginia National Organization for Women Virginia Now Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated Women Employed Women's Law Project Women's Legal Defense Fund Independent Women's Forum Women's Freedom Network, Amici Curiae. United States of America, Intervenor-Appellant, and Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison James Landale Crawford, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Cornell D. Brown William E. Landsidle, in His Capacity as Comptroller of the Commonwealth, Law Professors Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault the Anti-Defamation League Center for Women Policy Studies the Dc Rape Crisis Center Equal Rights Advocates the Georgetown University Law Center Sex Discrimination Clinic Jewish Women International the National Alliance of Sexual Assault Coalitions the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence the National Coalition Against Sexual Assault the National Network to End Domestic Violence National Organization for Women Northwest Women's Law Center the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated Virginia National Organization for Women Virginia Now Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated Women Employed Women's Law Project Women's Legal Defense Fund Independent Women's Forum Women's Freedom Network, Amici Curiae
No. 749876 · Decided December 23, 1997
No. 749876·Fourth Circuit · 1997·
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Case Details
Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
December 23, 1997
Citation
No. 749876
Disposition
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Christy Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Antonio J. Morrison James Landale Crawford, and Cornell D. Brown William E. Landsidle, in His Capacity as Comptroller of the Commonwealth, Law Professors Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault the Anti-Defamation League Center for Women Policy Studies the Dc Rape Crisis Center Equal Rights Advocates the Georgetown University Law Center Sex Discrimination Clinic Jewish Women International the National Alliance of Sexual Assault Coalitions the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence the National Coalition Against Sexual Assault the National Network to End Domestic Violence National Organization for Women Northwest Women's Law Center the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated Virginia National Organization for Women Virginia Now Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated Women Employed Women's Law Project Women's Legal Defense Fund Independent Women's Forum Women's Freedom Network, Amici Curiae. United States of America, Intervenor-Appellant, and Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison James Landale Crawford, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Cornell D. Brown William E. Landsidle, in His Capacity as Comptroller of the Commonwealth, Law Professors Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault the Anti-Defamation League Center for Women Policy Studies the Dc Rape Crisis Center Equal Rights Advocates the Georgetown University Law Center Sex Discrimination Clinic Jewish Women International the National Alliance of Sexual Assault Coalitions the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence the National Coalition Against Sexual Assault the National Network to End Domestic Violence National Organization for Women Northwest Women's Law Center the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated Virginia National Organization for Women Virginia Now Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated Women Employed Women's Law Project Women's Legal Defense Fund Independent Women's Forum Women's Freedom Network, Amici Curiae is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for Christy Brzonkala v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Antonio J. Morrison James Landale Crawford, and Cornell D. Brown William E. Landsidle, in His Capacity as Comptroller of the Commonwealth, Law Professors Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault the Anti-Defamation League Center for Women Policy Studies the Dc Rape Crisis Center Equal Rights Advocates the Georgetown University Law Center Sex Discrimination Clinic Jewish Women International the National Alliance of Sexual Assault Coalitions the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence the National Coalition Against Sexual Assault the National Network to End Domestic Violence National Organization for Women Northwest Women's Law Center the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated Virginia National Organization for Women Virginia Now Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated Women Employed Women's Law Project Women's Legal Defense Fund Independent Women's Forum Women's Freedom Network, Amici Curiae. United States of America, Intervenor-Appellant, and Christy Brzonkala v. Antonio J. Morrison James Landale Crawford, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Cornell D. Brown William E. Landsidle, in His Capacity as Comptroller of the Commonwealth, Law Professors Virginians Aligned Against Sexual Assault the Anti-Defamation League Center for Women Policy Studies the Dc Rape Crisis Center Equal Rights Advocates the Georgetown University Law Center Sex Discrimination Clinic Jewish Women International the National Alliance of Sexual Assault Coalitions the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence the National Coalition Against Sexual Assault the National Network to End Domestic Violence National Organization for Women Northwest Women's Law Center the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Incorporated Virginia National Organization for Women Virginia Now Legal Defense and Education Fund, Incorporated Women Employed Women's Law Project Women's Legal Defense Fund Independent Women's Forum Women's Freedom Network, Amici Curiae in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on December 23, 1997.
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