''Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC'', 497 U.S. 547 (1990), was a case decided by the

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that held that

intermediate scrutiny Intermediate scrutiny, in U.S. constitutional law, is the second level of deciding issues using judicial review. The other levels are typically referred to as rational basis review (least rigorous) and strict scrutiny (most rigorous). In order t ...

should be applied to equal protection challenges to federal statutes using benign racial classifications. The Court distinguished the previous year's decision ''

City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. ''City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co.'', 488 U.S. 469 (1989), was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that the minority set-aside program of Richmond, Virginia, which gave preference to minority business enterprises (MBE) in the ...

'', by noting that it applied only to actions by state and local governments. ''Metro Broadcasting'' was overruled by ''

Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Peña ''Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Peña'', 515 U.S. 200 (1995), was a List of landmark court decisions in the United States, landmark Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case which held that racial classifications, impos ...

'', which held that

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should be applied to federal laws that use benign racial classifications..

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