South Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. v. Metropolitan Dade County

MEMORANDUM OPINION CONTAINING FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

KEHOE, District Judge.

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This is an action alleging, among other things, that plaintiffs are being discriminat ed against because of their race in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The central issue for determination is important and fundamental: how far can a local government apply a race conscious affirmative action plan before that plan violates a person’s constitutionally guaranteed right to the equal protection of the laws? Put another way, may a local government initiate a…