The United States Justice Department said the Charter's flexible goal served "a legitimate remedial purpose."
But in this case, "the forfeiture serves no remedial purpose," Justice Thomas said.
Congress intended the Equal Pay Act to serve a sweeping remedial purpose.
In this instance, however, we conclude that the flexible goal as adopted serves a legitimate remedial purpose.
The Court today purports to apply strict scrutiny, and concludes that the order in this case was narrowly tailored for its remedial purpose.
Ginsburg argued that the broad remedial purpose of the statute was incompatible with the Court's "cramped" interpretation.
"You're overlooking the remedial purpose" of the contracting program at issue, Mr. Days replied.
"Racial gerrymandering, even for remedial purposes, may balkanize us into competing racial factions," she said.
The Justice Department held that the means employed by the Charter Commission served "a legitimate remedial purpose."
A type of Herb garden used for remedial purposes.