Weirdly enough, a new challenge to Proposition 209 is underway in federal court. Prop two-oh-what, you say? Yes, Ward Connerly’s hilarious parody “civil rights” initiative of 1996, which prohibited public institutions in California from considering race, sex, and ethnicity EVER (except when they do, constantly), is being called unconstitutional. It’s like some law student was [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Ricci'
Better Late Than . . . Once, 14 Years Ago
February 17th, 2010 · No Comments · AS, Law School, Law and Justice, Supreme Court
Tags: 1990s·affirmative action·Beverly Hills 90210·civil rights·Doritos·ethnicity·Garth Brooks·George Washington·Grutter v. Bollinger·I Love The 90s·John Roberts·Ninth Circuit·Potomac·Proposition 209·race·Ricci·Samuel Alito·sex·Supreme Court·The Coyote·The Road Runner·UCLA·UCLA Law·Ward Connerly
New Haven’s Firefighter Test (Imagined)
June 30th, 2009 · 3 Comments · AS, Arts and Entertainment, Supreme Court
Was I the only one disappointed to discover the Ricci opinion doesn’t include any of the actual promotion test questions that managed to weed out almost all minority candidates from possible promotion to fire lieutenant and captain positions in New Haven?
It came out in oral argument that one question asked firefighters whether fire equipment should [...]
Tags: Bruce Springsteen·firefighters·New Haven·racism·Ricci·Supreme Court·white men·yachts
In Less Glamorous Supreme Court News
June 29th, 2009 · No Comments · AS, Law and Justice, Supreme Court
While the headline today is Ricci, where the Court made great strides in quelling the tide of discrimination against white men (it’s a hard knock life for white guys in Connecticut!), I thought I would take a moment to call your attention to a case that barely made the news. On Friday the Court decided [...]
Tags: Confrontation Clause·Evidence·Melendez-Diaz·Paul Bergman·proof·Ricci·Supreme Court·white men