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  1. Supreme Court Finds I/O Solutions' Firefighter Exams Fair, Valid, and Non-Discriminatory

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    Tue, 18 Aug 2009

    DeStefano case, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that the firefighters ..... which became an issue in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Sonia ..... challenges," Legel added. "The Supreme Court 's recent ruling gives our clients

  2. Supreme Court Rules For New Haven Firefighters In Promotions Case

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    Mon, 29 Jun 2009

    29, 2009 Associated Press The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters ..... difficult , Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Supreme Court ruling won't change hiring for ..... 2009/POLITICS/06/29/ supreme . court .discrimination/index.html

  1. SUPREME COURT DECISION: IMPACT ON FIRE INVESTIGATION

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    Fri, 1 Jan 1999

    SUPREME COURT DECISION: IMPACT ON FIRE INVESTIGATION BY GERARD J. NAYLIS In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered its opinion in the case of ..... community. The decision was appealed. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Daubert, stating that

  2. U.S. Supreme Court rules on CT firefighter promotions

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    Tue, 1 Sep 2009

    Nos. 07-1428 and 08-328. Supreme Court of the United States. (2009) By a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court overturned a ruling that the New ..... Court of Appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court then granted Certiorari. Ruling reversed

  3. Firefighting News: Temporary Bans Yonkers from Removal of EMS

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    Tue, 1 Jan 2013

    On Friday (December 28, 2012) New York State Supreme Court Justice Nicholas Colabella issued a temporary restraining ..... until January 2, 2013 when a hearing will be at State Supreme Court in White Plains. Currently the Yonkers Fire Department

  4. MO Firefighter Residency Law Upheld by High Court

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    Wed, 14 Nov 2012

    outside city limits was upheld Tuesday by the Missouri Supreme Court . The Associated Press reports (http://bit.ly ..... the powers, duties, and pay of their workers. The Supreme Court overturned that decision in a 6-0 ruling and concluded

  5. Week in Review: June 29, 2009

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    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

    Bobby Alton. And now the news the Supreme Court today and a 54 decision ruled ..... be promoted immediately. The Supreme Court agrees with the New Haven twenty ..... decision. What this means is the Supreme Court decided. That there was so much

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    review. A fire engineering senator Bobby Alton. And now the news the Supreme Court today and a 54 decision ruled in favor of the New Haven, Connecticut twenty. These firefighters sued because they were denied promotions based upon their race. The New Haven firefighters claim they would not promotions by the city of New Haven because not enough black and Latino candidates scored high enough to be promoted immediately. The Supreme Court agrees with the New Haven twenty firefighters. And said that the city was wrong and scraping the promotional results. The court said. Fear of litigation alone cannot justify. And employers reliance on race to the detriment of individuals who passed the examination. And qualified for the promotions. In -- 93 page decision the court issued a rendition. Against the original lower court decision. What this means is the Supreme Court decided. That there was so much overwhelming evidence that the initial court should of immediately awarded a summary judgment for the New -- -- The decision also brings into question the decision making an ideological positions of Supreme Court candidate Sotomayor are. Who dismiss the case is having no merit when it came to her court for review on appeal. Thousands
  6. FOX News: Frank RIcci Interview

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    Fri, 11 Dec 2009

    who just want to reverse discrimination case at the US Supreme Court . Over promotional exams at the fire department. In ..... reverse discrimination case went all the way to the Supreme Court . And last week Ritchie and the so called New Haven

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    the plaintiffs who just want to reverse discrimination case at the US Supreme Court . Over promotional exams at the fire department. In 2004 the case showed the elm city discarded test results because too few minorities
    battle. His landmark reverse discrimination case went all the way to the Supreme Court . And last week Ritchie and the so called New Haven 21 the right to finally get promoted on Thursday the wait is
  7. Two Recent EMS Cases of Interest

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    Fri, 11 Apr 2003

    In recent weeks the U.S. Supreme Court has issued two decisions of interest ..... the first decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that municipalities can be ..... provisions of the FCA. In 2000, the Supreme Court had ruled that states were not

  8. Burning Issues: Play Nice in the Sandbox

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    Fri, 8 Nov 2002

    the Merrill-Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. vs. Daubert Supreme Court decision. While expert witness testimony has always ..... that cause fires to happen. In fact, in a landmark Supreme Court decision in 1978, Justice Blackmun said that the reason