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At Sonia Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearings, New Haven Firefighter Ben Vargas Says Legal System 'Didn't Care' About his Case

Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor might be off the hot seat as her confirmation hearings wind to a close, but one firefighter today offered a parting shot when he alleged the government and legal system -- namely an appeals panel that included Sotomayor -- "didn't care" about his discrimination case. Ben Vargas, a Hispanic New Haven, Conn., firefighter joined a group of white firefighters in a lawsuit against the city, Ricci v. DeStefano, claiming the city had discriminated against them by... Full Story
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