United States Third Circuit

The New Jersey entry-level firefighter examination, which was designed to diminish the adverse impact on minority candidates, does not violate the Equal Protection Clause.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/29/2005
• Decided 08/17/2005
• Published 08/17/2005

Judges

• ALDISERT, Circuit Judge., Before SLOVITER, FISHER and ALDISERT, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert J. Rohrberger (Argued), Craig S. Gumpel, Benjamin Benson, Fox and Fox LLP, Livingston, New Jersey, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lisa J. Stark (Argued), R. Alexander Acosta, Assistant Attorney General, Dennis J. Dimsey, Sarah Harrington, Conor Dugan, Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Appellate Section, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, D.C., for Appellees., Lisa D. Ruch (Argued), Peter C. Harvey, Attorney General of New Jersey, R.J. Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton, New Jersey, for Appellees.