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1989
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1989

City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Company

The Supreme Court held that racial preferences are subject to the strictest form of judicial scrutiny, known as 'strict scrutiny'[2]. The Court …
1989
institutional court case discrimination

City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Company

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 …

Richmond, Virginia, VA
Jim Crow
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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 significantly limited the use of racial preferences in government contracting and set a high bar for affirmative action programs[2].