Legal Opinion
American Subcontractors Ass'n, Georgia Chapter, Inc. v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided March 2, 1989No. 46007PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hunt, Justice.
This case presents another challenge to the validity of an affirmative action program of the City of Atlanta. See Ga. Branch v. City of Atlanta, 253 Ga. 397 (321 SE2d 325) (1984). The program provides favored treatment for minority and female-owned business enterprises in the award of city contracts. Plaintiff (ASA), an association of largely non-minority and non-female contractors, sought, under state statutory and constitutional grounds, declaratory and injunctive relief against the affirmative action program established by a City of Atlanta charter amendment and an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Fullilove v. KlutznickSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Wygant v. Jackson Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- GA. BRANCH, ETC. v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1984
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- Contractors Association Of Eastern Pennsylvania, Inc. v. City Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Contractors Ass'n of Eastern Pennsylvania, Inc. v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Coral Construction Co. v. King CountyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
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