federal-court-extends-students-for-fair-admissions-to-invalidate-use-of-certain-racial-preferences-in-government-contracting.pdf

The document discusses a federal court case, Ultima Servs. Corp. v. United States Dep’t. of Agriculture, where the court ruled that certain racial preferences in government contracting violate equal protection guarantees. The case extends the principles from Students for Fair Admissions cases to the government contracting context. The court found that the 8(a) program, which provides contracting opportunities to socially disadvantaged small businesses, failed to satisfy strict scrutiny and was unconstitutional. The document also explains the implications for Section 1981 cases and how the ruling in Ultima may impact challenges to racial preferences in government contracting and potentially in private sector procurement decisions.