The Supreme Court ruled today (June 29, 2009) that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race.  This reversed a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor supported as an appeals court judge.

Sotomayor: racist and sexist.

You can read more here:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/29/AR2009062901608_pf.html

http://www.scotuswiki.com/index.php?title=Ricci%2C_et_al._v._DeStefano%2C_et_al.#Briefs_and_Documents

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/sotomayors-record-the-ricci-effect/