Hispanic Firefighters stories:
High court rules for white firefighters
Jun 29th, 2009 - MSNBC
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court has ruled that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.
Court seems split on reverse discrimination claims
Apr 22nd, 2009 - Yahoo! News
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over whether a Connecticut city's decision to scrap a promotion exam for firefighters because too few minorities passed violates the civil rights of top-scoring white applicants.
Hispanic Firefighters videos from YouTube:
2:22Justice Served: New Haven Firefighters Vindicated
"the sweeping ruling" a "victory for white and Hispanic firefighters who said the city of New Haven discriminated against them because of their race." Sotomayor, "as an appeals court judge...was on a panel that ruled against the white and Hispanic firefighters."
0:45Sen. Cornyn Says Hispanic Firefighter Was Discriminated Against Because Of His Race
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4:36Dallas Fire Ops 101
Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert, along with Dallas City Council members and other City Officials, participated in Dallas Fire Ops 101, which was held at the Dallas Fire Department Training Facility on April 5, 2008. Participants were ...
