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...sharply divided 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled thatfederal affirmative action programsmust adhere to the same strict standards as the states when offering help to minorities. The decision reverses a 1980 ruling that had allowed Congress greater leeway than the states in creating such programs. The case involved Randy Pech, a white Colorado contractor, who charged that a federal program offering government contractors financial incentives to use minority-owned firms as subcontractors unfairly discriminated against his business. Writing for the majority, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said the government must show that racial preference programs "serve a compelling government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SUPREME COURT LIMITS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION | 6/12/1995 | See Source »

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