Legal Opinion
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Slater
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1999No. 97-1304PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
This case began when plaintiff Adarand Constructors, Inc., challenged the constitutionality, under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment, of certain subcontractor compensation clauses (SCCs) used by the Department of Transportation to enhance government contracting opportunities for small businesses that are owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. A panel of this court previously upheld these same SCCs under “intermediate scrutiny.” See Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, 16 F.3d 1537 (10th Cir.1994) (Adarand II). 1…
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