Scope and Contents From the File: Like several other cases in this series, Price v. Sacramento County Civil Service Commission considers race-based hiring quotas. This case, from 1978, concerns Rule 710, which the Civil Service Commission of Sacramento County adopted in order to remedy "whenever necessary" an imbalance in county agencies. Following hearings, it was found that certain racial categories were underrrepresented among attorneys in the Sacramento County District Attorney's office. This was allegedly the result of...