I would hope the split is always close, if it isn't there is a HUGE problem when reviewing another courts ruling IMO.
In the original: In June 2008, Sotomayor was part of a 7-6 majority that denied a rehearing of the case by the full court.
Lets get this straight, they scored higher on the test but didn't deserve promotion?? 
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The court's more liberal members joined Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dissent which she read from the bench. "The white firefighters who scored high on New Haven's promotional exams understandably attract the court's sympathy," she said. "But they had no vested right to promotion."
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