The U.S. Supreme Court released it's decision today in Ricci v. DeStefano, the case brought by white firefighters in New Haven who claimed they were wrongfully denied promotions after a promotion examination found no firefighters of color were eligible for advancement. Although controversial in its own right, the case is also garnering a lot of media attention because the Court ruled in favor of the firefighters--overturning an unpublished decision by a 2nd circuit panel that included Sotomayor.
We may have to wait for a few days for a truly indepth, comprehensive look as what this means in terms of how this will impact Sotomayor's confirmation hearings. Right now, the "talking heads" seem to be doing most of the talking.
The Atlantic: Examples of Sotomayor's critics seizing the day
New York Times: Not unexpectedly, Senatorial reaction to the decision is divided by party line
Slate has an interesting article, however, that shines a little perspective, and mystery, on the situation. The article doesn't dwell on the decision that was made, but how the 2nd circuit sort of "punted" the issue, which is part of the reason the issue was taken up before the Supreme Court. We'll see if the 2nd Circuit's decision has a resounding effect on more than just the employment laws of the country.
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