Fullilove v. Klutznick (1979)
- Docket
- 78-1007
- Decided
- 1979-01-01
Summary
Question: Did the provision of the statute for minority business enterprises violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? Conclusion: No. The Court held that the minority set-aside program was a legitimate exercise of congressional power. The Court found that Congress could pursue the objectives of the minority business enterprise program under the Spending Power. The plurality opinion noted that Congress could have regulated the practices of contractors on federally funded projects under the Commerce Clause as well. The Court further held that in the remedial context, Congress did not have to act "in a wholly 'color-blind' fashion."