White Firefighters Were Victims Of Discrimination, Supreme Court Rules

Justices rule, 5-4, that New Haven, Conn., was wrong to deny promotions to the firefighters, who outscored black colleagues on a test. The decision overturns a ruling supported by Sonia Sotomayor. The Supreme Court ruled today that white firefighters who lost promotions in New Haven, Conn., were victims of illegal racial discrimination, holding that employers should not rely on "raw racial statistics" to set aside a fair test.

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