In a 5-4 decision–in which Anthony Kennedy was once again the swing vote–the Supreme Court has rejected a decision by Sonia Sotomayor and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, finding that the city of New Haven’s promotion policy for firefighters, amounted to discrimination against whites. The city had tossed out a promotions test on which black firefighters performed poorly, prompting a number of white firefighters to sue.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=141271