In 2009, the Supreme Court was involved in a case regarding a promotional examination given to firefighters in New Haven, Connecticut (Ricci v. Destefano). It was initiated when the City threw out all of the test results because they felt there was evidence of disparate impact discrimination.

1. Research and summarize the case; and
2. discuss the results and ramifications of the court decision; then
3. discuss your opinion either in support of the City's decision or in support of the firefighters

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Ricci v DeStefano 2009 Case Summary In Ricci v DeStefano the Supreme Court of the United States addressed the issue of whether the City of New Haven C... View the full answer