Karen Lee Torre
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Karen Lee Torre is an American attorney based in New Haven, Connecticut
, most notable for successfully arguing the landmark Supreme Court case of Ricci v. DeStefano
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Torre also represented a female firefighter who sued for sex discrimination in a successful appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
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She writes a weekly opinion column for the Connecticut Law Tribune
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New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, most notable for successfully arguing the landmark Supreme Court case of Ricci v. DeStefano
Ricci v. DeStefano
Ricci v. DeStefano, 129 S. Ct. 2658, 2671, 174 L. Ed. 2d 490 is a decision by the Supreme Court of the United States arising from a lawsuit brought against the city of New Haven, Connecticut by twenty city firefighters alleging that the city discriminated against them with regard to promotions...
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Torre also represented a female firefighter who sued for sex discrimination in a successful appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is one of the thirteen United States Courts of Appeals...
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She writes a weekly opinion column for the Connecticut Law Tribune
Connecticut Law Tribune
The Connecticut Law Tribune is a weekly newspaper published by ALM Media covering the Connecticut legal community.-External links:*...
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