Justices Rule for White Firefighters in Bias Case
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that white firefighters in
New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of
their race, reversing a decision that Sonia Sotomayor, a
Supreme Court nominee, endorsed as an appeals court judge.
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ZOMG the Supreme Court reversed a decision? And it was one that was attached to Sonia Sotomayor? ZOMG.
Way to make something out of nothing.
No law was being over turned here. The actions of the city in this case were unconstitutional. Ricci's civil rights were violated. It's simple to understand if you switch his race, and replay the scenario.
A black man with a strong performance history takes part in a promotional exam. Because only black and hispanic participants score well, and no white men do, the city throws out the test results, and decides to reformat the test, and hold off on offering promotions until a new test is administered.
What would the response be?
Has Sotomayor ever been upheld by the Supreme Court?
Yes, twice, and this makes 4 overturns. But don't get confused by the fact that those numbers only take into account cases heard by the SCOTUS not the many many cases that are denied appeal which you could argue is SCOTUS upholding the decision.
"This ruling for the white firemen gets to the whole point of Sotomayor. Obama has said, 'We need people with empathy.' No, we don't! People want justice from courts, not sympathy."
I think there is some danger in having someone who wants to bring empathy instead of the law into the highest court in the land.
If she views that the white guys were wrong because they're white, instead of more qualified (i dont really know about the case, and i dont really care that much)
but if she was rebuked by the court that shes applying for - wouldnt that make HER unqualified for the job?
I think that in the rich tapestry that is constitutional law, one would find that everything justice/judge has been overturned or criticised.
All people in power make decisions based on limited info. A judge gets to weigh most of their decisions, but there are still so many things limiting their knowledge of a situation (can we say "fruits of the poison tree"?).
So don't go getting all uppity b/c a new judge had a new slant or some new info. New sh*t comes to light all the time, man.
@ Rush: see, the problem is people who have no concept of the difference between "empathy" & "sympathy." Go ahead; look it up.
There is a distinction between understanding why your father slaughtered a pig so that he could eat & thinking it's OK to do so.
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