Supreme Court firefighters decision
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In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Connecticut were victims of illegal racial discrimination. The case stems from a 2003 decision by officials in New Haven to throw out the results of a promotion assessment when no black firefighters were among the top scorers. The ruling clarifies job discrimination rules and says that the goal of the Civil Rights Act is to remove race as a factor in hiring and promotions. It also overturns a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York, which included Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Larry Mantle discusses the meaning and impact of the decision.
Ronald Rotunda, Doy and Dee Hentley Chair and Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence at Chapman University School of Law
Charles Doskow, Dean Emeritus and Professor of Law at University of La Verne College of Law
Mark Tushnet, Professor of Constitutional Law at Harvard Law School
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