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Contracting Cases
 
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Fullilove v. Klutznick,  
448 U.S. 448 (1980)		 Bras v. California Public Utilities Com'n, 59 F.3d 869 (9th Cir. 1995), cert. denied, 116 S.Ct. 800 (1996)
United States v. Paradise, 
480 U.S. 149 (1987)		 Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Columbus, 
936 F. Supp. 1363 (S.D. Ohio 1996)
Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co.,  
488 U.S. 469 (1989)		 Ellsworth Associates, Inc. v. U.S., 
926 F. Supp. 207 (D.D.C. 1996)
Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission,  
497 U.S. 547 (1990)		 Louisiana Associated General Contractors, Inc. v. State, 669 So. 2d 1185 (La. 1996)
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, 115 S.Ct. 2097 (1995) 
(overruled Metro and Fullilove)		 Louisiana Associated General Contractors v. New Orleans Aviation Board
   
   
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News Articles
 
 
San Jose, Calif., City Attorneys Argue for Minority Contracting Rules by Barry Witt, San Jose Mercury News – California, Thursday, April 29, 1999
Helping Hand Or Handout? Series: The Color Chasm - Day Six by Lornet Turnbull, The Columbus Dispatch, Friday, April 16, 1999
Panel Seeks More City Contracts For Minority And Female Builders by Ronald W. Powell, The San Diego Union-Tribune, Thursday, April 15, 1999
Set-Aside Pacts For Businesses Backed By Taft by Lee Leonard, The Columbus Dispatch, Thursday, April 15, 1999
Feds Play Zone Defense Vs. Poverty by Robert Schwab, The Denver Post – Colorado, Tuesday, April 13, 1999
Pittsburgh Construction Unions Say They're Healing Rift with Blacks by Jim McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Pennsylvania, Monday, April 12, 1999
SBA To Limit Use Of 'Disadvantaged' Label; Agency Reacts To Court Ruling by Rosland Briggs, The Cincinnati Enquirer, Sunday, April 11, 1999
Minority Firm Work Passed To Whites, Millions Paid: DSI Contracting Co. Has Close Ties To Mayor Bill Campbell by Richard Whitt and Henry Unger, The Atlanta Journal - The Atlanta Constitution, Saturday, April 3, 1999
As Nomination for Civil-Rights Chief Sputters, Lee Quietly Scores Victories on Affirmative Action by David S. Cloud and Katherine Ackley, The Wall Street Journal, Wednesday, March 31, 1999
Justices Offer Divergent Affirmative Action Steps, High Court Won't Review Dallas Program But Lets U.S. Highway Policy Stand by Richard Carelli, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Tuesday, March 30, 1999
Ward Connerly's Misguided Efforts Shut The Door On Minorities, Again by Tonyaa Weathersbee, The Florida Times-Union, Monday, March 29, 1999
TRACKING PROGRESS...City Helps Minority Contractors Break Down Barriers, Build Up West Michigan by Kathleen Longcore, The Grand Rapids Press, Sunday, March 28, 1999
Deal Sought In Suit Over Schools' Minority Bidding by Lela Garlington, The Commercial Appeal, Friday, March 26, 1999
Black Caucus Fights Back Against Plan To Ban Affirmative Action by Marjorie Menzel, Florida Today, Wednesday, March 24, 1999
Missing Point Of Affirmative Action; Black Hens Shouldn't Cater To White Foxes by Leonard Pitts Jr., Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, March 23, 1999
Set-Asides Mothballed By City; Legal Climate Puts New Spin On Quotas by Cliff Peale, The Cincinnati Post, Monday, March 22, 1999
Minority Contractors Plan Lawsuit Strategy by Yolanda Jones, The Commercial Appeal, Sunday, March 21, 1999
Dividing Up The Pie: City's Affirmative Action Program Has Big Winners, Even Bigger Critics by Lori Rodriguez, Houston Chronicle, Sunday, March 14, 1999
Minority Contractors Are Gaining Foothold, Federal Funds To City Create Opportunities by Davis Bushnell, The Boston Globe, Saturday, March 6, 1999
Judge Bars Race Factor In School Contracts by Lela Garlington, The Commercial Appeal, Saturday, March 6, 1999
Michigan-Area Contractors Urge Support for Minority-Owned Firms by Daniel G. Fricker, Detroit Free Press, Wednesday, March 3, 1999
Affirmative Action Plan Challenged In Court, Denver Defends Policy On Minority Contractors by Kevin Flynn, Denver Rocky Mountain News, Tuesday, February 9, 1999
Minority Status Not So Simple -- Politics, Agency Quirks Often Shape Definition by Tom Brune, The Seattle Times, Monday, October 5, 1998 
 
 

     

Journal and Law Review Articles
 
Affirmative Action in Federal Procurement - Still Needed to Create Equal Opportunity For Women and Minority Contractors 
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program Administered By The U.S. Department of Transportation 
A Review Of Recent Decisions Of The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit One Year Later: Affirmative Action In Federal Government Contracting After Adarand by Gilbert J. Ginsburg, Esq. and Janine S. Benton, Esq.
WHEN DOES PRIVATE DISCRIMINATION JUSTIFY PUBLIC AFFIRMATIVE ACTION? by Ian Ayres & Fredrick E. Vars 

98 Colum. L. Rev. 1577, Columbia Law Review, November, 1998
WHO COUNTS?: DETERMINING THE AVAILABILITY OF MINORITY BUSINESSES FOR PUBLIC CONTRACTING AFTER CROSON by George R. La Noue 

21 Harv. J.L. & Pub. Pol'y 793, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Summer 1998
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING WITH SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE WAKE OF THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION STREAMLINING ACT, THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION EFORM ACT, AND ADARAND: SMALL BUSINESS AS USUAL? by Major Patrick E. Tolan, Jr.   

44 A.F. L. Rev. 75, Air Force Law Review, 1998 
THE IMPACT OF CROSON ON EQUAL PROTECTION LAW AND POLICY by George R. La Noue 

Albany Law Review, 1997, 61 Alb. L. Rev. 1
GIVING EFFECT TO EQUAL PROTECTION: ADARAND CONSTRUCTORS, INC. V. PENA by Leslie Gentile 

Akron Law Review, Winter, 1996, 29 Akron L. Rev. 397
ONE YEAR LATER: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING AFTER ADARAND by Gilbert J. Ginsburg, Janine S. Benton  

American University Law Review, August, 1996, 45 Am. U. L. Rev. 1903
 
 

 

 

   

Food For Thought
Discussions on Topics of Interest in Contracting
 
 
 
 
 

 

Links to Other Contracting Pages
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs – The OFCCP was formed in 1965 as the Office of Federal Contract Compliance. Shortly after it became part of the Employment Standards Administration in 1971 the word "Programs" was added to the title. In 1979 all government contract compliance function were consolidated into the Department of Labor under OFCCP. 

OFCCP has the responsibility of assuring that employers doing business with the Federal Government comply with the equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action provisions of their contracts.
Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Executive Order 11246, As Amended – Nondiscrimination in Employment by Government Contractors and Subcontractors
 
 

   

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  

  
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