Legal Opinion
Engineering Contractors Ass'n v. Metropolitan Dade County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 2, 1997No. 96-5274PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves an Equal Protection Clause challenge to three substantially identical affirmative action programs administered by Dade County, Florida. Those programs provide for the use of race-, ethnicity-, and gender-conscious measures in awarding County construction projects. Specifically, the programs establish preferences for construction enterprises owned and controlled by blacks, Hispanics, or women. The district court declared all three programs unconstitutional and permanently enjoined their operation. See Engineering Contractors Ass’n v. Metropolitan Dade…
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3Cited by19 opinions
- In Re City of Memphis, West Tennessee Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Zellner Construction Company, Inc. v. City of MemphisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
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