Legal Opinion
Tennessee Asphalt Company v. Robert E. Farris
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1991No. 90-5945PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Senior Circuit Judge.
This case involves affirmative action and a claim of “reverse discrimination.” More specifically, it requires us to determine the constitutionality of a federal statute and federal regulations granting preferential treatment to “disadvantaged business enterprises,” (DBE) as applied by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) in awarding federal-aid contracts for highway construction. The district court found no constitutional infirmities in the set-aside program as administered by TDOT and granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The…
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