Petitioner is the United States of America, which intervened in the district court to defend the constitutionality of 42 U.S.C. 13981. Christy Brzonkala was the plaintiff in the district court and an appellant in the court of appeals; she is also a petitioner in this Court.
Respondents are Antonio J. Morrison and James L. Crawford. The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Cornell D. Brown, and William E. Landsidle, in his capacity as Comptroller of the Commonwealth of Virginia, were defendants/appellees below.
OPINIONS BELOW
The opinion of the court of appeals sitting en banc (Pet. App. 1a-281a) is reported at 169 F.3d 820. The earlier opinion of a panel of that court (Pet. App. 282a-349a) is reported at 132 F.3d 949. The opinion of the district court (Pet. App. 350a-403a) is reported at 935 F. Supp. 779.
JURISDICTION
The judgment of the court of appeals was entered on March 5, 1999. On May 25, 1999, the Chief Justice extended the time within which to file a petition for a writ of certiorari to and including June 30, 1999. The petition was filed on June 25, 1999, and granted on September 28, 1999. The jurisdiction of this Court rests on 28 U.S.C. 1254(1).