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Is the Navy running aground on diversity?

June 07, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Ralph W. Kasarda According to the Navy's Diversity Events Calendar, the League of United Latin American Citizens will hold its annual conference this year in New Mexico – and senior Hispanic officers "are encouraged to attend."  The Navy also encourages Hispanic officers to attend other events, such as one hosted b ...

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Is there a de minimis exception to the Equal Protection Clause?

March 31, 2010 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Ralph W. Kasarda Would the government be correct in arguing that a public contracting scheme that discriminates and grants preferences on the basis of race is not subject to strict scrutiny, if the program discriminates only a little bit? I recently participated in oral argument before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in PLF& ...