Legal Opinion
Austin Black Contractors Ass'n v. City of Austin, Tex.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1996No. 94-50729PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Per curiam
Plaintiff-appellant, the Austin Black Contractors Association (“ABCA”), brought this action against the defendant-appellee, the city of Austin, Texas (“City”), alleging racial discrimination in the awarding of the city’s construction contracts. The ABCA bases its complaint on the results of a historical study commissioned by the City that indicates minorities have been statistically “under-utilized” on City construction projects.
The ABCA’s complaint is brief, alleging that the City has historically excluded African Americans and other minorities from participation in construction projects…
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