多數(shù)人發(fā)覺紐黑文市無(wú)法證明差別性影響是違規(guī)的。但是法院并沒(méi)有就這一條款的合憲性做出裁決。
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Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion. "The City," he said, "rejected the test results solely because the higher scoring candidates were white." Fear of legal action alone, he said, "cannot justify an employer's reliance on race" if it hurts qualified individuals. Writing for the disse…
大法官安東尼·肯尼迪給出了以多票通過(guò)的裁決。他說(shuō)："只因?yàn)楂@得高分的候選人是白人，紐黑文市否決了此次考試結(jié)果?！眱H擔(dān)心法律訴訟不足，他說(shuō)，如果（雇主）根據(jù)種族決定升遷會(huì)損害有資格的人員的利益。 法官魯斯·巴德·金思伯格對(duì)此持反對(duì)意見，她說(shuō)，獲得高分的白人消防隊(duì)員“更容易得到法院的同情分”。同時(shí)，她也表…