Supreme Court· 6/12/1995
Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena
Citations
- 515 U.S. 200
- 115 S. Ct. 2097
- 132 L. Ed. 2d 158
- 1995 U.S. LEXIS 4037
- 63 U.S.L.W. 4523
- 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4381
- 78 Rad. Reg. 2d (P & F) 357
- 40 Cont. Cas. Fed. 76,756
- 95 Daily Journal DAR 7503
- 66 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,556
- 67 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1828
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that a federal set-aside program which, on its face, provided financial incentives to hire minority subcontractors would be subject to strict scrutiny
- holding that strict scrutiny applies to “any racial classification subjecting [a] person to unequal treatment”
- holding that facial racial classifications imposed by the federal government should also be subject to strict scrutiny review
- holding that strict scrutiny applied to government’s use of race-based presumptions in identifying preferred subcontractors for government projects
- holding that equal protection jurisprudence requires the application of \strict scrutiny\ to all racial classifications
- holding that “of course” plaintiff had standing to challenge lost contract when contract loss was actually caused by minority-preference system
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Cites
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- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court· 1977-01-11· cited 4,496×
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court· 1973-04-23· cited 3,699×
- Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court· 1991-09-13· cited 3,458×
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- Powers v. OhioSupreme Court· 1991-04-01· cited 2,917×
- Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. CaseySupreme Court· 1992-06-29· cited 2,492×
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court· 1954-05-17· cited 2,385×
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- Personnel Administrator of Mass. v. FeeneySupreme Court· 1979-06-05· cited 2,187×
- Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court· 1967-06-12· cited 2,147×
- Reed v. ReedSupreme Court· 1971-11-22· cited 1,968×
- Southland Corp. v. KeatingSupreme Court· 1984-01-23· cited 1,927×
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- Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. PenaD. Colorado· 1997-06-04· cited 18×
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