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After a long legal battle, 14 New Haven firefighters will get their promotions.
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After a five-year legal battle, 14 New Haven firefighters will receive their promotions.
A U.S. District Court judge Tuesday ordered the city to promote 14 white firefighters, based on a Supreme Court decision.
Twenty firefighters passed a promotional exam in 2004, but the city threw out the results because too few minorities scored high.
The firefighters won a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this summer to force the test results to stand.
A spokesperson for New Haven says the city will comply with the decision. Six firefighters are set to be promoted to captain and eight to lieutenant.
Copyright Associated Press / NBC Connecticut
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