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The Supreme Court rules 5-4 in favor of white firefighters in Connecticut who alleged that they were denied promotions because of their race. The decision reverses an earlier ruling by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor -- who was one of three judges who rejected the firefighters' claims in a lower court.
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In an 8-1 ruling, the Supreme Court says that Arizona school officials violated the law when they strip-searched a 13-year-old accused of having prescription-strength ibuprofen. Savana Redding, who now attends college, was forced to remove her clothes and shake out her underwear because officials were looking for the banned pills.

A New Jersey woman sues the state after meeting the daughter she gave up for adoption. The daughter was the child of rape, and the woman is seeking emotional damages from the state for allegedly facilitating the reunion.