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99 Cases (Alphabetical) Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Peña, 515 U.S. 200 (1995) (Adarand III). Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Peña, 965 F. Supp. 1556 (D. Colo. 1997), rev’d, 228 F.3d 1147 (2000) (Adarand IV). Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Slater, 228 F.3d 1147 (10th Cir. 2000), cert. granted, 532 U.S. 941, then dismissed as improvidently granted, 534 U.S. 103 (2001) (Adarand VII). Association for Fairness in Business, Inc. v. New Jersey, 82 F.Supp.2d 353 (D. N.J. 2000). Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Columbus, 936 F. Supp. 1363 (S.D. Ohio 1996). Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. Coalition for Economic Equity, 950 F.2d 1401 (9th Cir. 1991). Associated General Contractors of Connecticut v. City of New Haven, 791 F.Supp. 941 (D. Conn. 1992). Associated General Contractors of Ohio, Inc. v. Drabik, 50 F.Supp.2d 741 (S.D. Ohio 1999) (Drabik I). Associated General Contractors of Ohio v. Drabik, 214 F.3d 730 (6th Cir. 2000) (Drabik II). Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland, Inc. v. Mayor and City Coun- cil of Baltimore, 83 F.Supp.2d 613 (D. Md. 2000) (Baltimore I). Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland, Inc. v. Mayor and City Coun- cil of Baltimore 218 F.Supp.2d 749 (D. Md. 2002) (Baltimore II). Brunet v. City of Columbus, 1 F.3d 390 (6th Cir. 1993), cert. denied sub nom Brunet v. Tucker, 510 U.S. 1164 (1994). Builders Association of Greater Chicago v. City of Chicago, 298 F. Supp.2d 725 (N.D. Ill. 2003). Builders Association of Greater Chicago v. County of Cook, 123 F.Supp.2d 1087 (N.D. Ill. 2000) (Cook I). Builders Association of Greater Chicago v. County of Cook, 256 F.3d 642 (7th Cir. 2001) (Cook II). City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co., 488 U.S. 469 (1989). Concrete Works of Colorado, Inc. v. City and County of Denver, 823 F.Supp. 821 (D. Colo. 1993) (Concrete Works I). Concrete Works of Colorado, Inc. v. City and County of Denver, 36 F.3d 1513 (10th Cir. 1994) (Concrete Works II). Concrete Works of Colorado, Inc. v. City and County of Denver, 86 F.Supp.2d 1042 (D. Colo. 2000) (Concrete Works III). Concrete Works of Colorado, Inc. v. City and County of Denver, 321 F.3d 950 (10th Cir. 2003) (Concrete Works IV), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1027 (2003). Cone Corporation v. Hillsborough County, 908 F.2d 909 (11th Cir. 1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 983 (1990). Contractors Association of Eastern Pennsylvania v. City of Philadelphia, 6 F.3d 990 (3rd Cir. 1993) (Philadelphia II). Contractors Association of Eastern Pennsylvania v. City of Philadelphia, 91 F.3d 586 (3rd Cir. 1996) (Philadelphia III). Coral Construction Co. v. King County, 941 F.2d. 910 (9th Cir. 1991). Engineering Contractors Assoc. of South Florida, Inc. v. Metropolitan Dade County, 943 F.Supp. 1546 (S.D. Fla. 1996) (Engineering Contractors I). Engineering Contractors Association of South Florida, Inc. v. Metro- politan Dade County, 122 F.3d 895 (11th Cir. 1997) (Engineering Contractors II). F. Buddie Contracting Ltd., v. Cuyahoga Community College District, 31 F.Supp.2d. 571 (N.D. Oh. 1998). Fullilove v. Klutznick, 448 U.S. 448 (1980). Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003). Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Inc. v. Cuomo, 981 F.2d 50 (2nd Cir. 1992). H. B. Rowe, Inc. v. Tippett, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 100569 (E.D. N.C. 2008). Hershell Gill Consulting Engineers, Inc. v. Miami-Dade County, Florida, 333 F.Supp.2d 1305 (S.D. Fla. 2004). Main Line Paving Co., Inc. v. Board of Education, 725 F.Supp. 1349 (E.D. Penn. 1989). Maryland Troopers Association, Inc. v. Evans, 993 F.2d 1072, 1076–77 (4th Cir. 1993). Milwaukee County Pavers Ass’n v. Fiedler, 922 F.2d 419, 424 (7th Cir. 1991), cert. denied, 500 U.S. 954 (1991). North Shore Concrete and Associates, Inc. v. City of New York, 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6785 (E.D. N.Y. 1998). Northeastern Florida Chapter of the AGC v. Jacksonville, 508 U.S. 656 (1993). Northern Contracting, Inc. v. Illinois Department of Transportation, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS, 3226 (N.D. Ill., Mar. 3, 2004) (Northern Contracting I). Northern Contracting, Inc. v. Illinois Department of Transportation, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19868 (Sept. 8, 2005) (Northern Contracting II). Northern Contracting, Inc. v. Illinois Department of Transportation, 473 F.3d 715 (7th Cir. 2007) (Northern Contracting III). O’Donnell Construction Co., Inc, v. District of Columbia, 963 F.2d 420 (D.C. Cir. 1992). Phillips & Jordan, Inc. v. Watts, 13 F.Supp.2d 1308 (N.D. Fla. 1998). Rothe Development Corporation v. U.S. Department of Defense, 262 F.3d 1306 (Fed. Cir. 2001) (Rothe V). Rothe Development Corporation v. U.S. Department of Defense, 545 F.3d 1023 (Fed. Cir. 2008) (Rothe VII). References

Sherbrooke Turf, Inc. v. Minnesota Department of Transportation, 345 F.3d. 964 (8th Cir. 2003), cert. denied, 541 U.S. 1041 (2004). Thompson Building Wrecking Co., Inc. v. City of Augusta, Georgia, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 27127 (S.D. Geo. March 14, 2007). United States v. Paradise, 480 U.S. 149 (1987). United States v. Virginia, 518 U.S. 515 (1996). Virdi v. DeKalb County School District, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 11203 (11th Cir. June 13, 2005). W.H. Scott Construction Co., Inc. v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, 199 F.3d 206 (5th Cir. 1999). Webster v. Fulton County, Georgia, 51 F.Supp.2d 1354 (N.D. Ga. 1999). Western States Paving Co., Inc. v. Washington Department of Transporta- tion, 407 F.3d 983 (9th Cir. 2005), cert. denied, 546 U.S. 1170 (2006). West Tennessee Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. v. City of Memphis, 302 F.Supp.2d 860 (W.D. Tenn. 2004). Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education, 476 U.S. 267 (1986). Cases (By Circuit) United States Supreme Court Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Peña, 515 U.S. 200 (1995) (Adarand III). City of Richmond v. J. A. Croson Co., 488 U.S. 469 (1989). Fullilove v. Klutznick, 448 U.S. 448 (1980). Grutter v. Bollinger, 539 U.S. 306 (2003). United States v. Paradise, 480 U.S. 149 (1987). United States v. Virginia, 518 U.S. 515 (1996). Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education, 476 U.S. 267 (1986). Second Circuit Court of Appeals Associated General Contractors of Connecticut v. City of New Haven, 791 F.Supp. 941 (D. Conn. 1992). Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Inc. v. Cuomo, 981 F.2d 50 (2nd Cir. 1992). North Shore Concrete and Associates, Inc. v. City of New York, 1998 U.S. Dist. Lexis 6785 (E.D. N.Y. 1998). Third Circuit Court of Appeals Association for Fairness in Business, Inc. v. New Jersey, 82 F.Supp.2d 353 (D. N.J. 2000). Contractors Association of Eastern Pennsylvania v. City of Philadelphia, 6 F.3d 990 (3rd Cir. 1993) (Philadelphia II). Contractors Association of Eastern Pennsylvania v. City of Philadelphia, 91 F.3d 586 (3rd Cir. 1996) (Philadelphia III). Main Line Paving Co., Inc. v. Board of Education, 725 F.Supp. 1349 (E.D. Penn. 1989). Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland, Inc. v. Mayor and City Coun- cil of Baltimore, 83 F.Supp.2d 613 (D. Md. 2000) (Baltimore I). Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland, Inc. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore 218 F.Supp.2d 749 (D. Md. 2002) (Baltimore II). H. B. Rowe, Inc. v. Tippett, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 100569 (E.D. N.C. 2008). Maryland Troopers Association, Inc. v. Evans, 993 F.2d 1072, 1076–77 (4th Cir. 1993). Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals W. H. Scott Construction Co., Inc. v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, 199 F.3d 206 (5th Cir. 1999). Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Associated General Contractors of America v. City of Columbus, 936 F. Supp. 1363 (S.D. Ohio 1996). Associated General Contractors of Ohio, Inc. v. Drabik, 50 F.Supp.2d 741 (S.D. Ohio 1999) (Drabik I). Associated General Contractors of Ohio v. Drabik, 214 F.3d 730 (6th Cir. 2000) (Drabik II). Brunet v. City of Columbus, 1 F.3d 390 (6th Cir. 1993), cert. denied sub nom Brunet v. Tucker, 510 U.S. 1164 (1994). F. Buddie Contracting Ltd., v. Cuyahoga Community College District, 31 F.Supp.2d. 571 (N.D. Oh. 1998). West Tennessee Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. v. City of Memphis, 302 F.Supp.2d 860 (W.D. Tenn. 2004). Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Builders Association of Greater Chicago v. City of Chicago, 298 F. Supp.2d 725 (N.D. Ill. 2003). Builders Association of Greater Chicago v. County of Cook, 123 F.Supp.2d 1087 (N.D. Ill. 2000) (Cook I). Builders Association of Greater Chicago v. County of Cook, 256 F.3d 642 (7th Cir. 2001) (Cook II). Milwaukee County Pavers Ass’n v. Fiedler, 922 F.2d 419, 424 (7th Cir. 1991), cert. denied, 500 U.S. 954 (1991). Northern Contracting, Inc. v. Illinois Department of Transportation, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS, 3226 (N.D. Ill., Mar. 3, 2004) (Northern Contracting I). Northern Contracting, Inc. v. Illinois Department of Transportation, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19868 (Sept. 8, 2005) (Northern Contracting II). Northern Contracting, Inc. v. Illinois Department of Transportation, 473 F.3d 715 (7th Cir. 2007) (Northern Contracting III). Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Sherbrooke Turf, Inc. v. Minnesota Department of Transportation, 345 F.3d. 964 (8th Cir. 2003), cert. denied, 541 U.S. 1041 (2004). Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. Coalition for Economic Equity, 950 F.2d 1401 (9th Cir. 1991). Coral Construction Co. v. King County, 941 F.2d. 910 (9th Cir. 1991). Western States Paving Co., Inc. v. Washington Department of Transporta- tion, 407 F.3d 983 (9th Cir. 2005), cert. denied, 546 U.S. 1170 (2006). Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Peña, 965 F. Supp. 1556 (D. Colo. 1997), rev’d, 228 F.3d 1147 (2000) (Adarand IV). Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Slater, 228 F.3d 1147 (10th Cir. 2000), cert. granted, 532 U.S. 941, then dismissed as improvidently granted, 534 U.S. 103 (2001) (Adarand VII). 100

Concrete Works of Colorado, Inc. v. City and County of Denver, 823 F.Supp. 821 (D. Colo. 1993) (Concrete Works I). Concrete Works of Colorado, Inc. v. City and County of Denver, 36 F.3d 1513 (10th Cir. 1994) (Concrete Works II). Concrete Works of Colorado, Inc. v. City and County of Denver, 86 F.Supp.2d 1042 (D. Colo. 2000) (Concrete Works III). Concrete Works of Colorado, Inc. v. City and County of Denver, 321 F.3d 950 (10th Cir. 2003) (Concrete Works IV), cert. denied, 540 U.S. 1027 (2003). Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Cone Corporation v. Hillsborough County, 908 F.2d 909 (11th Cir. 1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 983 (1990). Engineering Contractors Assoc. of South Florida, Inc. v. Metropolitan Dade County, 943 F.Supp. 1546 (S.D. Fla. 1996) (Engineering Contractors I). Engineering Contractors Association of South Florida, Inc. v. Metropol- itan Dade County, 122 F.3d 895 (11th Cir. 1997) (Engineering Contractors II). Hershell Gill Consulting Engineers, Inc. v. 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