Legal Opinion
Sherbrooke Turf, Inc. v. Minnesota Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 6, 2003No. 02-1665, 02-3016PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Chief Judge.
Since 1982, the federal highway statutes have required that ten percent of federal highway construction funds be paid to small businesses owned and controlled by “socially and economically disadvantaged individuals,” as that term is defined in § 8(d) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. § 637). See Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982, Pub.L. No. 97-424, § 105®, 96 Stat.2097, 2100. Two non-minority contractors filed these separate actions challenging the current statute and Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, as implemented in Minnesota and Nebraska. In…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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