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The district opinion recounts an alleged assault over the night of 21 September and the following morning. Allegations are attributed to the pleading.
Brzonkala: district court civil-remedy opinion, 935 F. Supp. 779 ↗The opinion recounts two hearings and a suspension of Morrison, later set aside by the university provost on 21 August 1995.
Brzonkala: Fourth Circuit panel opinion ↗Chief Judge Kiser dismissed the Title IX claims. Later appeals addressed the legal sufficiency of the claims; this was not a criminal trial.
Brzonkala: district court Title IX opinion, 935 F. Supp. 772 ↗Chief Judge Kiser held the federal remedy unconstitutional and declined jurisdiction over state claims. The decision concerned legal authority, not a criminal verdict.
Brzonkala: district court civil-remedy opinion, 935 F. Supp. 779 ↗The majority held Congress lacked authority to enact this remedy. The decision did not determine criminal guilt or innocence.
United States v. Morrison, 529 U.S. 598 ↗