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  • Justices Rule for White Firefighters in Bias Case

    06/29/2009 2:32:37 PM PDT · by neverdem · 34 replies · 1,518+ views
    NY Times ^ | June 30, 2009 | DAVID STOUT
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled on Monday, in a case with enormous implications for workplaces across the country, that white firefighters in New Haven suffered unfair discrimination because of their race when the city scrapped the results of a promotional exam. “The city’s action in discarding the tests violated Title VII,” the court held in a 5-to-4 decision, referring to a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The majority said the city’s fundamental arguments were “blatantly contradicted by the record.” Monday’s decision in Ricci v. DeStefano, No. 07-1428, came on the last day of the court’s term...