In April 2009, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a suit over reverse discrimination brought by 20 white and Hispanic firefighters against the city. The suit involved the 2003 promotion test for the New Haven Fire Department. After the tests were scored, no blacks scored high enough to qualify for consideration for promotion, so the city announced that no one would be promoted. On 29 June 2009, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the firefighters, agreeing that they were improperly denied promotion because of their race. The case, Ricci v. DeStefano, became highly publicized and brought national attention to New Haven politics due to the involvement of then-Supreme Court nominee (and Yale Law School graduate) Sonia Sotomayor in a lower court decision. COUNT 10
QSN1 In what year did the U.S. Supreme Court agree to hear a lawsuit originally filed by 20 white and Hispanic firefighters seeking relief from the city of New Haven? ANS1 2009 QSN2 What was the primary legal issue at the center of the suit filed against New Haven by firefighters? ANS2 reverse discrimination QSN3 In what year did the city of New Haven deny all firefighters promotions citing the poor performance of black firefighters on performance tests ? ANS3 2003 QSN4 What was the name of the 2009 case in which the U.S. Supreme Court awarded relief to New Haven firefighters against the city of New Haven? ANS4 Ricci v. DeStefano QSN5 Which Supreme Court Justice was a graduate of Yale Law School and was currently undergoing the nomination process at the time of the 2009 lawsuit filed by firefighters against the city of New Haven?  ANS5 Sonia Sotomayor QSN6 The 2009 Supreme Court Case which had the City of New Haven versus who? ANS6 20 white and Hispanic firefighters QSN7 What was the date of the final ruling? ANS7 29 June 2009 QSN8 The actual name for the case was what? ANS8 Ricci v. DeStefano QSN9 The court cast was rather popular due to which person on the case? ANS9 Sonia Sotomayor QSN10 Upon reaching a verdict the summary statement was that city denied the firefighter a promotion because of what? ANS10 because of their race