In the case of Ricci v. DeStefano (2009), the Supreme Court decided that __________in hiring or promotion.

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The Supreme Court decided that race can be a factor in the decision, but it cannot be the sole or driving factor. This means that employers cannot use race as the only deciding factor in hiring or promotion, but they can consider race as part of a holistic evaluation process. This decision was made in the specific context of an employer's attempt to avoid disparate impact claims by discarding the results of a promotion exam that had a disparate impact on minority candidates, but it has broader implications for affirmative action policies and diversity initiatives in the workplace.

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