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Federal Affirmative Action Programs Subject to Highest Standard of Review

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    Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, 515 U.S. 200 (1995) (0 other reports)

Author: Sean H. Close, Putney, Twombly, Hall & Hirson

In Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, +515 U.S. 200 (1995), the Supreme Court addressed how federal affirmative action programs that seek to assist minority-owned businesses should be reviewed when they are challenged on constitutional grounds.