The Supreme Court made a lot of sense today by siding New Haven firefighters who did well on a promotions exam but had the results thrown out, because those who did poorly didn't like the results. New Hampshire's own David Souter ruled that the city should have put political correctness over public safety, and that firefighters should have been promoted based more on skin color than on ability. His sloppy jurisprudence will not be missed, though likely-Justice Sotomayor's race-based rulings won't be any improvement,
Richard Epstein does into much more detail about the Ricci case, and it's implications for government-sponsored racism in the future.
I'd also recommend the continuing coverage over at the Volokh Conspiracy, the best legal blog on the planet.
And if you've still got the time and interest in the Ricci case, you can check out today's reaction from the worst legal reporter in America.
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