William Hayden v. County of Nassau, United States of America and Nassau County Guardians Association, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees

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• concluding that a federal set-aside program that on its face provided financial incentives to hire minority subcontractors was subject to strict scrutiny analysis
• holding that on motions to dismiss, a court may properly consider documents attached to the complaint as exhibits
• holding that if a plaintiff cannot demonstrate he is able to amend his complaint “in a manner which would survive dismissal, opportunity to replead is rightfully denied”
• stating that racial classifications violate Equal Protection Clause where motivated by racial animus and having a discriminatory effect
• holding that designing a policy with a racially discriminatory purpose should not be construed as a facial classification when the policy does not explicitly, or in its application, distinguish between people on the basis of a protected category
• holding that designing a policy with a racially discriminatory purpose should not be construed as a facial classification when the policy does not explicitly, or in its application, distinguish between people on the basis of a protected category

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