Legal Opinion
Northern Contracting v. State of Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 8, 2007No. 05-3981PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
The question in this case is whether the Illinois Department of Transportation violated the United States Constitution in administering a program designed to increase the participation of socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in Illinois highway construction subcontracting. After a trial, the district court concluded that the plaintiff had failed to prove a constitutional violation. Plaintiff Northern Contracting, Inc. now appeals, arguing that the State’s disadvantaged business enterprise program is not narrowly tailored to further a compelling…
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- Milwaukee County Pavers Ass'n v. FiedlerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Cortez Riggins v. Andrew Walter, Russell Ticer, T. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Tennessee Asphalt Company v. Robert E. FarrisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Northern Contracting, Inc. v. IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007