Karen Lee Torre is an American attorney based in New Haven, Connecticut,[1] most notable for litigating the landmark Supreme Court case of Ricci v. DeStefano.[2] The case was argued by Gregory Coleman before the United States Supreme Court.[3]

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.[4]

She writes a weekly opinion column for the Connecticut Law Tribune.

References

  1. ↑ "Karen Lee Torre, Attorney". Lawyer.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  2. ↑ Liptak, Adam (June 29, 2009). "Supreme Court Finds Bias Against White Firefighters". The New York Times.
  3. ↑ "[Ricci v. DeStefano] Court of Appeals Oral Argument | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Law.com".


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