White firefighters won racial discrimination suit On Tuesday twelve members of the Buffalo’s firefighter squad were rewarded $2.7 million for emotional distress after a judge ruled that the city of Buffalo racially discriminated white men. According to the lawsuit filed back in 2007, the city overlooked the twelve individuals and promoted black firefighters instead. This never should have happened,”... 

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....