Legal Opinion
Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Inc. v. Cuomo
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 2, 1992No. Nos. 1055, 1059, Dockets 91-9090, 91-9098PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
Fifteen years ago Congress passed the Public Works Employment Act of 1977. That Act contained a provision setting aside ten percent of its funds to be allocated to minority businesses. The Act withstood a constitutional challenge several years later when the Supreme Court held that this affirmative action provision was not reverse discrimination in disguise. The Court stated that nothing in the Constitution required that government actions always be color-blind, and that race-based relief may be appropriate so long as government actions are narrowly tailored to remedy…
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