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07
Jul
2009
Fire Department Pays Me a Visit and we Drill  

2 days ago by jorma_jyrkkanen

I get visitors from the Local fire department trying out their aquatic marine fire fighting gear. 6 July 2009 The boys show up on my beach. Check the fittings and find a piece missing and go get it. The young feller, a local Ranchers son, gets to haul the hose up the hill and try out the pressure. I ...

jorma_jyrkkanen - jorma-jyrkkanen.livejournal.com · 6 references

04
Jul
2009
U.S. Supreme Court Holds City Discriminated Against White Connecticut ...  

5 days ago by Russell Cawyer

In one of the most anticipated employment discrimination cases in years, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the City of New Haven discriminated against non-minority firefighters when it chose to ignore the test results of a racially-neutral promotional exam because too few minorities scored high enoug ...

Texas Employment Law Update - texasemploymentlawupdate.com · 2 references

03
Jul
2009
Racism Link Roundup  

6 days ago by Parenting Tips

The recent Supreme Court decision in favor of white New Haven fire fighters continues to percolate in the blogosphere: A. Serwer (subbing for Ta-Nehisi Coates) at The Atlantic has a thorough analysis of color-blindness, racism and disparate impact . Larry Roberts at Scoop4 takes on the charge of ‘re ...

Easy Parenting - easyparentingnow.com

30
Jun
2009
Juan Williams Calls Sotomayor Reversal “judicial activism”  

9 days ago by cann0nba11

...Juan, stop dealing from the race card deck. The only way America will get over the percieved problem of racism is when minorities stop pointing out the fact that they are minorities.

The Loud Talker - theloudtalker.com

New Haven Fire Fighters Victorious!  

9 days ago by Frioman

June 29, 2009 The Supreme Court stated their opinion today in favor of the New Haven 20; thus, once again overturning Judge Sonia Sotomayor. The fact that Judge Sotomayor was integral to the lower appellate court decision agreeing with the City of New Haven is not the most important factor. What is ...

Politicafe.com - politicafe.com/pblog · 1 reference

Supreme Court Backs Firefighters in Reverse-Discrimination Suit  

10 days ago by Michael Fernandez

Today the U.S. Supreme Court sided with white firefighters in a workplace discrimination lawsuit. The case is at the center of affirmative action and the role race should play in job advancement. The court ruled that the city of New Haven, Connecticut, was wrong to trash a promotions exam because no ...

Legal Research Center - legal.realdealdocs.com · 5 references

29
Jun
2009
Supreme Court Rules For White Fire Fighters  

10 days ago by Michael Richie

The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were wrongfully denied promotions because of their race. This reverses a decision that the high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor had endorsed as an appeals court judge which may affect her becoming a Supreme Court judge New Haven ...

CUZBUZZ - cuzbuzz.com

Supreme Court votes 5-4 in Favor of the Best Scores...  

10 days ago by - the smoking rabbit

The Supreme Court, voting 5-4 in a case that has been a lightning rod for high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, invalidated a Connecticut city's decision to scrap the results of a firefighter promotion exam in which the white candidates scored better than their black peers. Makes me wonder.... The 4 j ...

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Untitled  

10 days ago by PUMA Pundit

I am glad the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the White fire fighters who were unfairly denied promotions based on their race… One more nail in the coffin of that monstrosity called Affirmative Action… The fact that this reverses a decision that Appeals Court judge, Sonya Sotomayor upheld, is just i ...

P.U.M.A - puma08.com · Rank: 79,093 · 244 references

BREAKING! 5-4 Surpreme Court Overturns Sotomayors Firefighting decision  

10 days ago by Jason

The Supreme Court has overturned the case brought on by White and Mexican firefighters in New Haven, Connecticut. The case was about the state throwing out test results of White and Mexican fire fighters who passed because no African American fire fighters passed. Sotomayor had ruled against the fir ...

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