Minority Contracting and Affirmative Action for Disadvantaged Small Businesses. Legal Issues

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Constitutional law.

Discrimination in employment.

Public contracts.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2010

Summary:

Discusses the ramifications of the application of "strict scrutiny" to race-conscious decision making by the Federal Government as established by the Supreme Court in Adarand Constructors, Incorporated volume Pena. Reviews regulatory developments post- Adarand, implications for future minority contracting cases, and policy concerning affirmative action for disadvantaged small businesses

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Microfiche version Library of CongressCongressional Research Service Minority Contracting and Affirmative Action for Disadvantaged Small Businesses

Publisher Number:

CRS-2010-AML-0072

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