WOMEN'S EQUITY ACTION LEAGUE v. CAVAZOS

Nos. 88-5065, 88-5068 to 88-5071 and 88-5088.

879 F.2d 880 (1989)

WOMEN'S EQUITY ACTION LEAGUE, et al., Appellants, v. Lauro F. CAVAZOS, Secretary of Education.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elliott C. Lichtman, with whom Mary M. Levy, Washington, D.C., Julius L. Chambers, James M. Nabrit, III, New York City, and Janell M. Byrd, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellants Kenneth Adams, et al. and intervenors-appellants Jimmy Martinez, et al. in No. 88-5068 and No. 88-5065.

Marcia D. Greenberger, Washington, D.C., with whom Ellen J. Vargyas was on the brief, for appellants Women's Equity Action League, et al. and Buxton, et al. in No. 88-5065, No. 88-5068, No. 88-5069, No. 88-5070, and No. 88-5088.

Coleman S. Hicks and Matthew L. Jacobs, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellant National Federation of the Blind in No. 88-5065, No. 88-5068, No. 88-5069, No. 88-5070, and No. 88-5088.

John D. Aldock and Cynthia W. Simon, Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellants Association for Retarded Citizens of Georgia, et al. in No. 88-5071.

Hadrian R. Katz, Washington, D.C., and E. Richard Larson, New York City, also entered appearances for appellants in No. 88-5088.

Alfred Mollin, Attorney, Dept. of Justice, with whom John R. Bolton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., Michael Jay Singer, Robert Loeb, and Matthew Collette, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before RUTH BADER GINSBURG and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges, and RE, Chief Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.

RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

We confront in this case, commenced in district court in 1970, a fundamental question of standing to sue. We hold that plaintiffs have satisfied that threshold requirement and order that remaining issues in the case be briefed and argued in this court pursuant to a schedule settled by the parties with the assistance of the court's Chief Staff Counsel.

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