Sonia Sotomayor’s discrimination against the white firefighters overturned. On the last day of the U.S. Supreme Court’s term, the high court handed down a major ruling involving race. Justices today ruled the city of New Haven, Connecticut, unfairly denied 20 white firefighters promotions because of their race. The ruling reverses Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s decision.... 

‘It appears that being white not only is no longer an advantage, but is now a liability’ Thanks to a group of disgruntled firemen, the question of what it means to be white is back in the news. By late June, the Supreme Court will decide whether the city of New Haven, Connecticut was right to throw out the results of a promotions test for lieutenant and captain only because the top scorers were...