Ricci v. DeStefano Racial Discrimination Case
2009-04-15T01:41:07-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMTcwXC8yODUyNDktbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Panelists talked about an upcoming Supreme Court case, Ricci v. DeStefano. The case case involved racial discrimination in the workplace and was the first major case the Roberts Court heard on discrimination.
In 2003, a group of white firefighters including Frank Ricci scored well on a civil service promotional exam that was discounted by the city of New Haven, Connecticut because none of the 19 African-American firefighters who took it qualified for promotion. The firefighters sued the New Haven mayor John DeStefano. The District Court and the 2nd Circuit Court (in a 7-6 decision) sided with the city. The Supreme Court would decide whether the New Haven firefighter civil service exam violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.
In 2003, a group of white firefighters including Frank Ricci scored well on a civil service promotional exam that was discounted by the city of New Haven, Connecticut because none of the 19 African-American firefighters who took it qualified for promotion. The firefighters sued the New Haven mayor John DeStefano. The District Court and the 2nd Circuit Court (in a 7-6 decision) sided with the city. The Supreme Court would decide whether the New Haven firefighter civil service exam violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.
Panelists talked about an upcoming Supreme Court case, Ricci v. DeStefano. The case case involved racial discrimination in the workplace and… read more
Panelists talked about an upcoming Supreme Court case, Ricci v. DeStefano. The case case involved racial discrimination in the workplace and was the first major case the Roberts Court heard on discrimination.
In 2003, a group of white firefighters including Frank Ricci scored well on a civil service promotional exam that was discounted by the city of New Haven, Connecticut because none of the 19 African-American firefighters who took it qualified for promotion. The firefighters sued the New Haven mayor John DeStefano. The District Court and the 2nd Circuit Court (in a 7-6 decision) sided with the city. The Supreme Court would decide whether the New Haven firefighter civil service exam violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause. close
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