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Constitutional Law

Aug. 24, 2007

High Court Will Hear Affirmative-Action Case

Three years after a judge declared San Francisco's affirmative-action law unconstitutional, the city is still fighting for the right to give preference to hiring minority- and women-owned contractors.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Three years after a judge declared San Francisco's affirmative-action law unconstitutional, the city is still fighting for the right to give preference to hiring minority- and women-owned contractors.
      Now, the battle heads to the California Supreme Court, which agreed Thursday to take up the issue in Coral Construction v. City of San Fra...

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