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Government Contracts

Sep. 9, 1999

Suit Claims Diversity Program Violates Civil Rights

SAN FRANCISCO - Flush with a state appellate victory curtailing San Jose's minority hiring program, proponents of Proposition 209 filed suit in federal court Tuesday against the San Francisco airport's "diversity staffing plan" as an unconstitutional denial of equal protection.

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Flush with a state appellate victory curtailing San Jose's minority hiring program, proponents of Proposition 209 filed suit in federal court Tuesday against the San Francisco airport's "diversity staffing plan" as an unconstitutional denial of equal protection.
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