1989

City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Company

Richmond, Virginia, VA

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The Supreme Court held that racial preferences are subject to the strictest form of judicial scrutiny, known as 'strict scrutiny'[2]. The Court ruled that a Richmond city ordinance requiring 30% of construction contracts to go to minority-owned businesses was unconstitutional because it lacked a sufficient justification[2]. This decision …

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