Associated General Contractors v. Secretary of Commerce of the United States Department of Commerce

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER THAT CAUSE IS NOT MOOT (After Hearing per Order of U. S. Supreme Court)

HAUK, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Following this Court’s ruling, given orally on October 31, 1977, and by way of written opinion dated November 2, 1977, that the 10% minority business enterprises provision of the Public Works Employment Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 6705(f)(2), violated both the constitutional safeguard of equal protection, U.S.Const. amends. V and XIV, and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d and § 2000d-l, 1 all parties appealed directly to the…