On the ground: Watching and waiting at Ricci’s firehouse
For years, New Haven’s firefighters waited.
Not a single firefighter has been promoted to captain or lieutenant since the city threw out the results of its now-infamous 2003 promotion exam, on which no black firefighters did well enough to be considered for a promotion. The city’s action drew a lawsuit from Frank Ricci and 19 other firefighters, who saw their chance at moving up in the ranks vanish overnight.
Needless to say, it was an unusual morning at the city’s fire stations on June 29 as the U.S. Supreme Court prepared to release its ruling in Ricci v....
