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.
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A highly satisfying additional reason for reading the comments by “Gust in the Know” is to see “Cobra,” our frequent commenter from far left field, get exposed and exposed and exposed for his uninformed (though littered with unpersuasive cites), ideologically rigid and predictable assertions by someone who actually knows what he or she is talking about rather than merely opposing opinions, which is what usually happens here (and I’m including my own responses in this generalization).
slate mag has a new and very interesting take on the case: http://www.slate.com/id/2220600/. it lists the reasons why ricci’s case, like most race-discrimination cases, is unlikely to succeed.