A mayor serving in a major metropolitan area receives an internal memorandum indicating personnel at many police stations are single-race. At the time of the report,thirty percent of the police force was black or Hispanic. She immediately calls a press conference and orders transfers of police officers to achieve racial balance across the city. The transferred police officers sue on constitutional grounds. Assuming just these facts,what is the strongest argument that might be advanced by the transferred officers based on constitutional grounds?

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The strongest argument that could be advanced by the transferred officers based on constitutional grounds is that the mayor's policy used race as the basis for transfers, which means that the policy is subject to strict scrutiny. Using race as the basis for transfers is generally considered unconstitutional, and strict scrutiny requires that the policy be necessary to achieve a compelling government interest.

A Mayor Serving in a Major Metropolitan Area Receives an Internal