Court Rules for White Firefighters, Reversing Sotomayor Decision

ABC News by ABC News' Jan Crawford Greenburg, Ariane DeVogue, Dennis Powell, the Associated Press contributed to this report. | Jun. 29, 2009 (News Report)

In a blow to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, the Court ruled today that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge.

In a case that has gone to the Supreme Court, firefighters with the New Haven, Conn., Fire Department say that they were denied promotions because the city gave preferential treatment to ... Full Story »

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by Eddie Louis Harris - Jun. 30, 2009

This news event is quite ambiguous. This leads to horrific journalism because the whole truth about this civil rights case has not been told. Deaiing with civil rights is a monumental sensitive subject. For the public to obtain a an objective view of this case, the complete truth must be exposed.

If we are ever going to resolve racism in this nation , it is imperative that journalists ensure the truth is exposed to the public.