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Affirmative Action Caught In Tale of Two Cities' Contracting

Publication Date: 24-MAR-03
Author: Debra K. Rubin, with Mary B. Powers
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Since the late 1980s, race- and sex-based contracting preference programs in U.S. cities have faced significant challenges in the courts. Many have failed to pass court scrutiny on constitutional grounds. Affirmative action in construction contracting programs is in a tailspin, with some cities bailing out of what they now see as a legally risky ...
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