- Incident
- Department of Agriculture Preferences for "Socially Disadvantaged" Groups
- Location
- Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel · US
- Date of the incident
- not in the record
- Decided
- 2026-06-22
- Authority
- Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel
- Law involved
- U.S. Const. amend. XIV
- Court case
- No.
- Outcome
- Not extracted — read the opinion.
- Remedy
- —
- Status
- Decision to review — the outcome is in the opinion
(Slip Opinion) Department of Agriculture Preferences for “Socially Disadvantaged” Groups The race- and sex-based preference incorporated into 16 U.S.C. § 590c’s fee-waiver provision violates the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. This conclusion is consistent with prior Executive Branch determinations with respect to other race - and sex-based preferences in programs administered by the Department of Agricul- ture. Several other statutory provisio
Source: CourtListener (Free Law Project)
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