New Haven firefighters Sotomayor hearing

New Haven, Connecticut, firefighters (L) file into the hearing room as US Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor (R-back to camera) greets wellwishers on July 15, 2009 before the third day of confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. One ruling likely to draw scrutiny from the US Senate Judiciary Committee tasked with vetting Sortomayor is an affirmative action case in which a mostly-white group of the firefighters alleged discrimination. The US Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the white firefighters, overturning Sotomayor’s decision. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP/Getty Images)