"The high court declined, without comment or dissent, to hear an appeal...."
There was no vote.
Effectivly, the vote was 9-0.
This will have VERY serious effect, espceially in the medium to smaller markets. In New York, you "need" a one eyed, gay, left-handed Afro-Chineese anchor in a wheelchair.
Not so in Fargo.
In Fargo, Framingham and Fresno, specific minorities have been required by federal mandate. No more.
Gone will be the minority reporters who couldn't write a declarative sentence, and like one I worked with, didn't know the executive of a state was the governor and the executive of a city was the mayor, (She once asked me who was the Mayor of Nebraska! She ended up as an anchor in New York until she said St. Patrick's day was a wonderful event, not just in New York, but for German people everywhere. She also asked her co-anchor, since the Pope appeared to be such a kindly man... "Did Pope John Paul II ever have a family?")
Gone also are the "reserved seats." In TV, once a minority gets a specific position, such as noon anchor or weekend anchor, that position becomes a "Black Job" or an "Oriental Job" and must be filled by that minority when the current one leaves. Adios that idea.
Also, this affirmed decision was from the "Little Supreme Court", the DC Appeals Court. Other courts look to this court for guidance.
Finally, this is a very visable blow against liberal racism called "Affirmative Action." It will be extended to other areas, other jobs.
Oyeas, Oyeas, Oyeas, God Save This Court.