Ricci v. DeStefano
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| Docket No. | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-1428 |
Apr 22, 2009 Tr. |
Jun 29, 2009 | 5-4 | Kennedy | OT 2008 |
Issue: Whether municipalities may decline to certify results of an exam that would make disproportionately more white applicants eligible for promotion than minority applicants, due to fears that certifying the results would lead to charges of racial discrimination.
Judgment: Reversed and remanded, 5-4, in an opinion by Justice Anthony Kennedy on June 29, 2009.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Analysis: Ricci, without the rhetoric
- Argument Recap: Ricci v. Destefano
- Argument Preview: Ricci v. DeStefano
Briefs and Documents
Merit briefs- Brief for Petitioner Frank Ricci, Michael Blatchley, Greg Boivin, Gary Carbone, Michael Christoforo, Ryan Divito, Steven Durand, William Gambardella, Brian Jooss, James Kottage, Matthew Marcarelli, Thomas J. Michaels, Sean Patton, Christopher Parker, Edward Riordan, Kevin Roxbee, Timothy Scanlon, Benjamin Vargas, John Vendetto and Mark Vendetto
- Brief for Respondent John Destefano, et al.
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Frank Ricci, Michael Blatchley, Greg Boivin, Gary Carbone, Michael Christoforo, Ryan Divito, Steven Durand, William Gambardella, Brian Jooss, James Kottage, Matthew Marcarelli, Thomas J. Michaels, Sean Patton, Christopher Parker, Edward Riordan, Kevin Roxbee, Timothy Scanlon, Benjamin Vargas, John Vendetto and Mark Vendetto
- Brief for the Concerned American Firefighters Association, Philadelphia Chapter in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Kedar Bhatia in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the CATO Institute, the Reason Foundation, and the Individual Rights Foundation in Support of Petitioner(reprint)
- Brief for the Pacific Legal Foundation and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Joe Oakley, et al., in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Center for Individual Rights, The Center for Equal Opportunity and The American Civil Rights Institute in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for National Association of Police Organizations in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Mountain States Legal Foundation in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Claremont Institute Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Bridgeport Firefighters for Merit Employment in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the Eagle Forum Education and Legal Defense Fund in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the American Civil Rights Union in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the New York Law School Racial Justice Project in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the States of Maryland, Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Nevada, and Utah in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Society for Human Resource Management in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the International Association of Black Professional Fire Fighters, Black Chief Officers Committee, James Clack, Rocco Forte, Sherman George, Ned Pettus, Paul Stubbs, Robert Wright, Kyle Brink, Ph.D., Jeffrey Crenshaw, Ph.D., and Brian Bellinger, Ph.D., in Support of Respondent (in 07-1428 only)
- Brief for the American Civil Liberties Union, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, and LatinoJustice PRLDEF in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the National Urban League, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the Equal Justice Society in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Opportunity Agenda in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the National Partnership for Women & Families and the National Women's Law Center in Support of Respondent
- Brief for Industrial-Organizational Psychologists in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the International Association of Hispanic Firefighters and Bridgeport Hispanic Firefighters Association in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the International Municipal Lawyers Association, the National League of Cities, the National Association of Counties, and the International Public Management Association for Human Resources in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Asian American Justice Center, the Asian American Institute, and the Asian Law Caucus, et al.,in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Anti-Defamation League in Support of Neither Party
- Brief for the United States of America in Support of Vacatur and Remand
- Opinion below (2nd Circuit)
- Petition for certiorari (07-1428)
- Supplemental brief of petitioners (07-1428)
- Petition for certiorari (08-328)
- Brief in opposition
- Petitioner’s reply
- Brief of Center for Individual Rights, et al. (in support of petitioners) (08-328)
