Judge Rejects Black Firefighter's Bias Suit Against New Haven.

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed against the City of New Haven by a black city firefighter who claimed that the scoring for a 2003 promotional exam cost him a chance to become a lieutenant. Senior Judge Charles S. Haight Jr. of the United States District Court in New Haven issued a brief ruling in the case of Firefighter Michael Briscoe and noted that he would later submit a memo explaining his reasoning. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]