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Article: EXPERT ON RACIAL DISCRIMINATION LAW MUTUA CRITICIZES SUPREME COURT RULING IN RICCI CASE

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July 14, 2009
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BUFFALO, N.Y., June 30 -- The University at Buffalo issued the following press release:

Athena D. Mutua, law professor at the University at Buffalo, today criticized the Supreme Court's reverse discrimination ruling that determined New Haven officials acted illegally when denying white firefighters promotions, calling it another example of a double standard working against equality for people of color.

"The Ricci v. DeStefano decision is very disappointing to those of us who are committed to working for racial and social justice in the real world of the United States," said Mutua, an expert on racial discrimination law. "But the decision is not at all surprising. The ideologically ...

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