End of State and Local Set-Aside Plans, as We Know Them: City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co., The
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Authors
Schaal, Steven D.
Issue Date
1990
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23
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Journal Article
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INTRODUCTION|In 1983, the City Council of Richmond, Virginia passed an ordinance that required thirty percent of all city awarded construction contracts be performed by businesses owned by minorities. This ordinance was challenged by the J.A. Croson Co. In January 1989, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision regarding the challenged ordinance in City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. In this case, the Supreme Court determined that state and local laws which establish minority set-aside programs face a strict scrutiny test to determine whether they violate the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment.|This Note discusses the analysis used by the Supreme Court in deciding Croson. The Note also discusses cases which are helpful in understanding the Croson decision and analyzes the Croson ruling with reference to prior precedents. Finally, this Note concludes with a discussion of how the Croson decision impacts set-aside programs...
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23 Creighton L. Rev. 129 (1989-1990)
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Creighton University School of Law