Metropolitan Washington Chapter, Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. v. District of Columbia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON ) CHAPTER, ) ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND ) CONTRACTORS, INC., et al. ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) Civ. Action No. 12-853 (EGS) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ) ) and ) ) VINCENT C. GRAY, in his ) official capacity as Mayor ) of the District of Columbia, ) ) Defendants. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION In 1984, the District of Columbia (hereinafter “District”) enacted the First Source Employment Agreement Act (hereinafter “First Source Act” or “Act”), a residential preference statute for the construction industry mandating that certain…