Legal Opinion
Constructors Ass'n v. Kreps
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 7, 1978No. 77-2335PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is whether the district court abused its discretion in declining to issue a preliminary injunction enjoining the United States Department of Commerce, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the City of Pittsburgh from complying with a federal statute which requires 10% of all federal funds in specified public works projects to be expended on bids tendered by “minority business enterprises.”
A. FACTS
In July of 1976, Congress enacted the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act (LPW).1 The LPW established a program…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Fullilove v. KlutznickSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Constructors Association Of Western Pennsylvania v. KrepsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Atlantic Coast Demolition & Recycling, Inc. v. Board of Chosen FreeholdersDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1995
- Associated General Contractors v. Secretary of Commerce of the United States Department of CommerceDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1978
- Goodman v. DeAzoulayDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1983
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