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Confirmation for nominee begins Monday

Updated: Thursday, 09 Jul 2009, 3:32 PM EDT
Published : Thursday, 09 Jul 2009, 1:21 PM EDT

    Washington (AP/WTNH) - Republicans plan to call a white firefighter whose reverse discrimination claim was rejected by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor to testify against her.

    New Haven firefighter Frank Ricci brought a lawsuit challenging his city's decision to scrap the results of a promotion test because too few minorities scored highly enough to qualify. He's one of 14 witnesses Republicans will call during Senate hearings on Sotomayor's confirmation that open Monday.

    Sotomayor was part of an appellate court panel that rejected Ricci's claim. The Supreme Court reversed the ruling last week.

    Democrats' witnesses include New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former FBI Director Louis Freeh, and former Major League Baseball pitcher David Cone.

    Along with Ricci, Republicans plan to call New Haven firefighter Lieutenant Ben Vargas to testify.

    Yale Law School professor Kate Stith has been called as witnesses for the Democrats.

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