California Court of Appeal

Defendant's race-based discrimination is not permissible under section 31(e) of the California Constitution where defendant's affirmative action program is not necessary to maintain federal funding.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/14/2004
• Published 09/14/2004

Judges

•  NICHOLSON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Arlen R. Orchard;  Namba Law Offices, Curtis R. Namba, Sacramento;  Hansen, Culhane, Kohls, Jones & Sommer, Kevin R. Culhane, Sacramento, and Betsy S. Kimball, for Defendants and Appellants., Oren Sellstrom, Woodland, for Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area;  Mark D. Rosenbaum and Dan Tokaji, Los Angeles, for American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Southern California;  Sheila Thomas, Oakland, for Equal Rights Advocates;  Alan Schlosser for American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California;  Ruthe Catolico Ashley for National Asian Pacific American Bar Association;  Patricia N. Canites for Human Rights/Fair Housing Commission of the City and County of Sacramento, Greater Sacramento Urban League, National Indian Contractors Association, Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento Filipino Chamber of Commerce, Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Women Construction Owners & Executives, USA;  Joanne Speers, Sacramento, for League of California Cities;  and Dennis J. Herrera, City Attorney, Burk E. Delventhal, Randy Riddle, Ellen M. Forman and Teresa L. Stricker, San Francisco, for City and County of San Francisco, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants., Pacific Legal Foundation, Sharon L. Browne, Sacramento, Stephen R. McCutcheon, Jr., and Sharon M. Mathew, for Plaintiff and Respondent.