11 New Haven firefighters file new suit over 2003 promotion tests

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New Haven Register

William Kaempffer

07/15/2010

NEW HAVEN — Eleven city firefighters have filed a new lawsuit over two 2003 promotional examinations that were at the center of a landmark 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case.

Like the “New Haven 20” before them, the 11 new plaintiffs argue the city illegally denied them potential advancement — and ask the court to intervene. But unlike their predecessors who successfully challenged the city for throwing out the exam results in 2004, the newest plaintiff firefighters take issue with the city’s actions in 2009 when, under court order, it adopted the promotional lists and made promotions....

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