RSSRuling reverses Sotomayor in firefighter case
The Washington Times | June 30, 2009
Casting a wary eye on affirmative action, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters faced unlawful discrimination when their city threw out a promotion test after not enough minorities did well on it. The 5-4 ruling, one of a flurry of decisions issued on the last day of the court’s 2008-09 session, marked another reversal by the high court for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court. It is also part of a steady march rightward for the court on discrimination cases, after recent rulings on voting rights and age discrimination. Republicans said they will ask …
Contributor's website: http://washingtontimes.com
Filed Under Uncategorized
Content posted by users from other sites is posted for commentary and news purposes under fair use and each author is responsible for their own postings and a particular posting should not be construed as being endorsed by this site or its owner.
Please Note: The comments section is for both the registered users of this web site as well as non-registered users. All wishing to post comments must comply with our Commenting Rules or risk having their comments stricken. Comments do not necessarily reflect the views of the ownership of this site and should not be taken as such just because they are visible and posted here.
Leave a Reply
Loading ...Recommended Reading:
