Law360, New York (October 04, 2012, 8:37 PM ET) -- A Washington federal court recently ruled that government agencies must provide industry-specific justification before using race-based contracting preferences, opening the door for legal challenges that could chip away at the U.S. Small Business Administration's contract set-asides, one industry at a time.
DynaLantic Corp., which was represented by attorneys from the conservative Center for Individual Rights, had claimed in a 15-year court battle that the SBA's 8(a) program is unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Aug. 15 upheld the constitutionality of the program generally, but found...
DynaLantic Ruling Could Roll Back Race-Based Contracting
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