August 26, 2003 8:49 AM

Boston Fire Department's affirmative action policy successfully challenged.
Posted by Jason Butlerat 8:49 AM

Today's Boston Globe reports that a federal judge has ordered hiring and back pay for four white men who challenged the Boston Fire Department's affirmative action policy. This is not necessarily a precedent-setting decision, though.

US District Judge Richard G. Stearns stressed that his order was limited to the four men who sued and wasn't intended to establish a precedent with respect to other white applicants who were also passed over in October 2000.