gh the subcontract cost was higher with the DBE, the prime contractor would realize more profit in bonus dollars. Adarand challenged the award in federal court based on reverse discrimination, alleging that the presumption of disadvantage based on race alone resulted in disadvantage.
The 10th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's decision that the award to the DBE was constitutional. The rationale of the court was that race-based preferences were to be examined as to their constitutionality
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