Legal Opinion
Midwest Fence Corp. v. United States Department of Transportation
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 24, 2015No. Case No. 10 C 5627PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Harry D. Leinenweber, Judge, United States District Court
Before the Court is a constitutional challenge to federal and state programs designed to benefit disadvantaged business entities (“DBEs”) in the highway construction industry. Plaintiff Midwest Fence (hereinafter, “Plaintiff’ or “Midwest”), a non-DBE fencing and guardrail contractor that is owned and controlled by white males, alleges that the DBE programs instituted by the United States Department of Transportation (“USDOT”), the Illinois Department of Transportation (“IDOT”), and the Illinois State Tollway…
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