Legal Opinion

Opinion No.

Arkansas Attorney General Reports

Decided July 12, 1995Published

1Opinion of the Court

The Honorable Pat Pappas State Representative 2901 Willow Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71603

Dear Representative Pappas:

This is in response to your request for an opinion regarding the constitutional validity of Ordinance No. 5566 of the City of Pine Bluff.

The ordinance, adopted March 7, 1994, provides in part as follows:

Section I. Affirmative Action Mandate

A. The City of Pine Bluff hereby adopts a temporary five (5) year Affirmative Action Plan in an effort to increase the number of minorities and females in the City of Pine Bluff Civil Service positions. Accordingly, it shall be necessary to utilize…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Hazelwood School District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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