Ricci et al. Vindicated; Ricci Reversed!
The Supreme Court has reversed the Sotomayor-sitting Second Circuit and ruled in favor of Frank Ricci and his fellow New Haven firemen who would have been promoted but for their race. In doing so it rejected the argument of the Obama administration, and favored by the four dissenting Justices (See Footnote 10 of Justice Ginsburg’s […]
Does Disproportionate Always Equal Racist?
According to new material delivered to the Senate, when Sonia Sotomayor was on the board of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (now called LatinoJustice PRLDEF), she and two other directors signed a memo that argued against reinstating the death penalty in New York state, making the case that capital punishment is racist […]
Would Congress Pass The Diversity Requirement The ABA Imposes On Law Schools (And Colleges Impose On Themselves)?
U.S. Capitol is too white, say critics
Surprise! If The Government Gives People Money …
… people have more money. WASHINGTON — The income of Americans soared in May because of the government’s economic stimulus…. Disposable personal income in May — income after taxes — jumped 1.6%, driven by the aid package President Barack Obama signed in February to spur the economy….
Does Accreditation Have A Disparate Impact?
Several years ago I discussed on a number of occasions (many of them linked here) controversy over an American Bar Association accreditation standard that virtually requires law schools to employ racial preferences in admissions in order to promote “diversity.” And in that same post I mentioned what might be “warning signals” that college accreditors might […]
ACRI On The Ballot!
Both houses of the Arizona legislature have now approved the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative, which will appear on the ballot in 2010! If voters approve the measure, Arizona will join the voters of California, Washington, Michigan, and Nebraska, all of whom have amended their state constitutions to prohibit the state from discriminating against, or giving […]
Supremes Preserve But Gut, Or At Least Limit, Section 5
Attentive readers will (I hope) have noticed that I’ve not posted much lately. My wife and I have been in California visiting our daughter (who, by the way, has just had an important article accepted by a major journal; more on that some time later), and I’ve fallen behind. I’ll try to catch up when […]
Gross Coverage
To be fair, my title should be “Gross Coverage,” since I am referring to the sadly typical press coverage of the recently released Supreme Court decision in Gross v. FBL Financial Services (08-441), an age discrimination case under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. In a 5–4 opinion written by Justice Thomas, the Court held […]
When In A Hole…
“The reckless fiscal policies of the past have left us in a very deep hole,” Obama said last week. “And digging our way out of it will take time, patience and some tough choices.” Given the enormous deficits and debt Obama is determined to multiply and increase, apparently one of those “tough choices” is not […]
Ricci In Depth
Anyone who wants greater knowledge of the facts of Ricci v. DeStefano, the New Have firefighter case, should read Stuart Taylor’s latest column and the deeply informed comments (here, here, here) of “Guest In the Know” on Jonathan Adler’s recent post, “What Really Happened” in Ricci. ADDENDUM A highly satisfying additional reason for reading the […]
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