Civil rights group Sotomayor advised brought case similar to Connecticut firefighters' dispute
A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents that are fueling GOP criticism of the judge. The Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund represented Hispanic sanitation workers in New York City who wanted to stop white employees from getting promotions because, they argued, the qualifying exam... Full Story
Contribute | Do you have more information about this topic? If so, please click here to contact the editors of ABC News.
25 Comments | Add Yours
