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Confirmation Hearings For Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor Continue
WASHINGTON - JULY 15: New Haven, CT. firefighter Frank Ricci listens to Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor testify on the third day of confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill July 15, 2009 in Washington, DC. Sotomayor faces a day of questioning from Senators on the committee and also a closed door session. Sotomayor, an appeals court judge and U.S. President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee, will become the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court

Posted: Thursday, 16 July 2009 1:51PM

Firefighter is Next Key Witness in Judge Sotomayor's Hearing



WASHINGTON (AP/WCBS 880)  -- The man at the center of one of Sonia Sotomayor's most-disputed court rulings is the next high-profile witness as the New Yorker's Supreme Court confirmation hearings near an end.
   
New Haven, Conn., firefighter Frank Ricci is going to the Judiciary Committee, telling his story in the reverse discrimination case that has proved a leading cause for conservatives opposed to Sotomayor. The judge's critics have criticized her for dismissing the firefighters arguments without a hearing. They were trying to win promotions they said they earned on an examination that the city administered.
   
New Haven eventually ruled the test invalid, saying it looked stacked against minorities.
   
Other witnesses Thursday afternoon will include representatives of private organizations such as the American Bar Association.

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© 2009 WCBS 880, All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
 
 
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