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Monday, June 29, 2009

White firefighters 'reverse discrimination' ruling [US SC]
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Ricci, et al. v. DeStefano, et al., US Supreme Court, June 29, 2009 [overturning a lower court ruling dismissing racial discrimination challenges to the promotion criteria used by the fire department of New Haven, CT].



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