[DManA]

The headline is not literally true. Two of the screwees are Hispanic.

[plangent]

Artful omissions by the NYT at the top of the article leaves the reader to think the test was rigged, when just the opposite is true.

The test was designed and tested to avoid disparate impact and is widely used by other municipalities.

As the majority opinion noted, New Haven’s position was “blatently contradicted by the facts”.

The Ginsberg rant was also blatently contradicted by the facts.

Now the question to Sotomayor, if confirmed as Justice, will you uphold the principle of “stare decisis” and accept this decision as your own?

[oldbrowser]

That move, in turn, triggered a lawsuit by 18 white firefighters, one of them Hispanic, who claimed racial discrimination, or what is often termed “reverse discrimination.”

I think hispanics are considered "white" for racial purposes. They usually break it down as "non hispanic whites" and "hispanics".

[Misplaced Texan]

White is not a race. It is a color. There are many Hispanics that are a lot whiter than my Caucasian skin as there are many southeast Asians whiter than I.

Discrimination by color is not a good quality. Discrimination by race is not a good quality. Discrimination by any facet is not a good quality. The Supreme Court should be applauded for the position they have taken.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

The headline should have mentioned that the SCOTUS nominee, Sotomayor has been reversed once again!

She is an average lawyer and a below average judge.

[Old Professer]

But they are still white; there are plenty of colored hispanics who could have joined the blacks.