WELL, THAT'S HUMILIATING:

White firefighters win Supreme Court appeal (MARK SHERMAN, 6/29/09, Associated Press)

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge. [...]

Coincidentally, the court may have given a boost to calls for quick action on her nomination.

The court said it will return Sept. 9 to hear a second round of arguments in a campaign finance case, and with Justice David Souter retiring there would be only eight justices unless Sotomayor has been confirmed by then.

So what? 9 isn't a magic number.

Posted by Orrin Judd at June 29, 2009 12:05 PM