This court case began as student at Virginia Tech, Christy Brzonkala was raped by two students, Antonio Morrison and James Crawford. Brzonkala filed that Morrison and Crawford sexually assaulted her and Morrison was found guilty whilst Crawford was acquitted (cleared) of any disciplinary actions. Morrison was suspended for two semesters. Brzonkala then filed a lawsuit under Federal District Court, where she sued Crawford, Morrison, and Virginia tech under 42 USC section 13981, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994. The suit was dismissed as 42 USC section 13981 was found unconstitutional. After dismissing this case, the district court discovered that Congress could not constitutionally enact section 13981 under the two supporting pieces of
