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A judicial embarrassment: Supreme Court nominee Sotomayor
Supreme Court nominee Sonja Sotomayor against a group of New Haven, Connecticut firefighters
A judicial embarrassment
By Klaus Rohrich Monday, June 29, 2009
The Supreme Court of the United States reversed a decision today that will prove to be a major embarrassment to the Obama Administration. The decision the Court reversed involves an appellate decision rendered by Supreme Court nominee Sonja Sotomayor against a group of New Haven, Connecticut firefighters who sued their employer, the City of New Haven, for racial discrimination. For those unfamiliar with the case, the City of New Haven tested firefighters who were interested in attaining the rank of lieutenant or captain and to its dismay found out that among those who passed the test and qualified, there were absolutely no Aftrican-Americans and only two Hispanics.
In an effort to enforce the PC concept of diversity, the City of New Haven basically threw out the test results and advised those who passed the test that they would not be considered for promotion, given that so few “minoritiesâ€Join our efforts to Secure America's Borders and End Illegal Immigration by Joining ALIPAC's E-Mail Alerts network (CLICK HERE)
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