Louisiana governor appeals ruling on black supreme court justice

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Louisiana governor appeals ruling on black supreme court justice

By Kathy Finn
NEW ORLEANS | Sat Sep 8, 2012 1:15pm EDT

(Reuters) - Lawyers for Republican Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal have challenged a U.S. federal judge's ruling that would allow a black state supreme court justice to become the court's next chief justice.

Jindal, who is Indian-American, on Friday asked an appeals court to review a lower-court decision to allow black justice Bernette Johnson's to succeed a white chief justice retiring next year.

The dispute over whether Johnson should be the first black justice to head the Louisiana court has highlighted long-standing racial tensions in the state.

The state constitution stipulates that the longest-serving associate justice takes the top post. Johnson began serving on the state Supreme Court in 1994 while white justice Jeffrey Victory did not join the court until 1995.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/08/us-usa-louisiana-race-idUSBRE8870BN20120908

[madrchsod]

1. well bobby..break the deal-spin the wheel.

i`d say the constitution of louisiana over rules his racist shit.....

[RKP5637]

2. Yet another WTF. One minority trying to bring down another minority. Yet another

WTF moment. Damn, I loath people like this.

[Solly Mack]

3. Fuckers

[BootinUp]

4. So either he is doing it because he can't stand up to

racists or he is one himself.

[DonRedwood]

5. kr

[AlinPA]

6. This country is going backward in many areas. Racists will win that one in LA.

[KeepItReal]

7. She served more time those other racist clowns. She deserves the job.

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