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OPENING ARGUMENT

Sotomayor And 'Disparate Impact'

The controversial New Haven firefighters case illustrates a civil rights paradox.

by Stuart Taylor
Saturday, May 30, 2009


Underlying Judge Sonia Sotomayor's most controversial decision is a painful conflict between two civil-rights principles that were once seen as complementary.


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