Wonder why Sotomayor threw it out? Her "group" got what it wanted. That's all that matters, right?
No, you missed the point of this case.
Out of 118 applicants, 17 white and 2 Hispanic (presumably not counted among the 17 white) firefighters got high scores on the promotion eligibility exam, but no black firefighters got high enough scores.
But, the city threw out the test results as discriminatory, since no black applicants would have been eligible for promotion. Some of the white firefighters and one Hispanic firefighter sued. La Raza was not involved, and Sotomayor didn't help Hispanics. But, she demonstrated her strong support for discriminatory policies based purely on race.