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Appellate Practice

May 28, 1999

City Hiring Plan Unlawful Under Proposition 209

SAN JOSE - In a sweeping victory for affirmative action opponents, a state appellate court panel ruled Wednesday that city contracting rules designed to encourage the hiring of women- and minority-owned businesses violates Proposition 209's ban on preferential treatment by race or sex.

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN JOSE - In a sweeping victory for affirmative action opponents, a state appellate court panel ruled Wednesday that city contracting rules designed to encourage the hiring of women- and minority-owned businesses violates Proposition 209's ban on preferential treatment by race or sex.
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