Congress Has Provided the State of Ohio $50M for Highway

question 38

Essay

Congress has provided the state of Ohio $50M for highway construction and renovation.As a condition,Ohio must award 30% of the contracts to firms that are owned by women or minorities.Ohio sues claiming that such a condition is an intrusion on Ohio's right to seek competitive bids and make the best use of the money.Ohio also asserts that this will make it difficult to seek the best quality companies and that how they allocate the money is purely a state function as long as they use the money for the purposes intended.How will the court likely decide this dispute?

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