SOUTH FLA. CHAP. v. METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, FLA.

No. 83-5001.

723 F.2d 846 (1984)

SOUTH FLORIDA CHAPTER OF the ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Cross-Appellants, v. METROPOLITAN DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, et al., Defendants-Appellants, Cross-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 22, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Ginsburg, Dade County Atty., Robert A. Cuevas, Jr., Asst. County Atty., Miami, Fla., for Metropolitan Dade County.

Muller, Mintz, Kornreich, Caldwell, Casey, Crosland & Bramnick, P.A., Gordon Dean Rogers, David V. Kornreich, Miami, Fla., for South Florida.

John W. Caven, Jr., Jacksonville, Fla., for amicus curiae Northeastern Chapter, Associated General Contractors of America.

G. Stephen Parker, Atlanta, Ga., for ami-Inc., and Justin J. Finger, New York City, for amicus curiae Anti-Defamation League of B'Nai B'Rith.

Before KRAVITCH, HENDERSON and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 22, 1984.

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

This case involves the constitutionality of a Metropolitan Dade County ordinance and resolution granting preferential treatment to blacks in its contract bidding process. The ordinance allows the County to "set aside" contracts for bidding solely among black contractors1 and contains a "goals" provision by...

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