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Petition of the day

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Thepetition of the day is:

16-1239

Issues: (1) Whether a statutory program that requires an agency to distribute benefits to socially disadvantaged individuals, and defines socially disadvantaged in terms of membership in certain racial minority groups, classifies on the basis of race and is thus subject to strict scrutiny; and (2) whether a statute that may not classify exclusively on the basis of race, but uses race as a factor in determining eligibility for benefits, is subject to strict scrutiny.

Cases: Rothe Development, Inc. v. U.S. Department of Defense

Recommended Citation: Aurora Barnes, Petition of the day, SCOTUSblog (Jun. 27, 2017, 12:00 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2017/06/petition-of-the-day-1182/