FEDERALSupreme Court of the United States
1993

Northeastern Florida Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Jacksonville

124 L. Ed. 2d 586Supreme Court of the United States • Decided 1993Remanded
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Jacksonville required 10% of city contracts go to minority-owned businesses. A contractor association challenged this without proving any member lost a specific contract. The Supreme Court ruled the association had standing to sue because the real injury is being locked out of fair competition, not losing one particular job. This matters because it makes it easier for contractor groups to challenge discriminatory bidding rules.

KEY FINDINGS

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You don't need to prove you would have won a specific contract to challenge a minority set-aside ordinance—just show you were excluded from competing equally

FULL COURT OPINION