(1995) Adarand Constructors, Inc., v. Pena.

The article discusses the court case Adarand Constructors, Inc., v. Pena, wherein petitioner Adarand Constructors, Inc. filed suit against respondent federal officials, claiming that the race-based presumptions used in subcontractor compensation clauses violate the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause. Topics include the rejection made by the Court of Appeals on Adarand's claim and information on the contract giving rise to the dispute in the case.