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Tuesday, November 18, 2003

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider an affirmative action case affecting government preferences for minority-owned companies.

By a 7-2 vote, the justices let stand a decision from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. The move allows the city of Denver to award contracts for minority companies.

Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist and Justices Antonin Scalia dissented. In a written explanation, Scalia said race-based preferences are wrong.

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Court ends affirmative action fight (The Denver Post 11/18)
In Rejecting Affirmative Action Case, Court Also Exposes Conflict Among Justices (The New York Times 11/18)
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Scalia Says Court Ignored Rules on Race Preferences (AP 11/18)

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