Legal Opinion
GA. BRANCH, ETC. v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided October 11, 1984No. 40937PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Gregory, Justice.
This case decides the question of the validity of an affirmative action ordinance of the City of Atlanta. The ordinance provides favored treatment for minority and female owned business enterprises in the award of city contracts. Appellants, associations of largely non-minority and nonfemale contractors, filed two separate suits, later combined in the trial court, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief as well as damages, costs and attorney fees. Grounds alleged for relief were the ordinance violates state and federal constitutional principles, state and federal statutes,…
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