Legal Opinion
Contractors Ass'n of Eastern Pennsylvania v. City of Philadelphia
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 7, 1993No. Nos. 92-1880, 92-1887PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Circuit Judge.
In this action, nine associations of construction contractors challenge on equal protection grounds a City of Philadelphia ordinance creating preferences in City contracting for businesses owned by racial and ethnic minorities, women, .and handicapped persons. The district court granted summary judgment to the Contractors, holding they had standing to bring this lawsuit and invalidating the Ordinance in all respects. Contractors Association v. City of Philadelphia, 735 F.Supp. 1274 (E.D.Pa.1990). In an earlier opinion, we affirmed the district…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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