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June 30, 2009

Supreme Court Restricts Diversity Efforts in Hiring
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The Supreme Court has imposed new restrictions on how workplaces can
seek to promote racial diversity in employment decisions. On Monday, the
court ruled in favor of a group of white firefighters in New Haven,
Connecticut, who alleged rules aimed at promoting workplace diversity
subjected them to discrimination. At issue was a decision by New Haven
city officials to discount a promotions test that had yielded poor
results for people of color. The case has come under greater scrutiny
because Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor was part of a lower
court panel endorsing New Haven’s actions.



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