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Supreme Court Rules In Favor of White Firefighters
Jun 30 2009, Marco Villa

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The United States Supreme Court [SCOTUS] has ruled in a five v. four decision in favor of White firefighters in a case that once again brought the issue of race into America’s public discourse. The plaintiffs’ argued that the Firefighter...

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