California court rules that teacher tenure is unconstitutional racial discrimination

Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Rolfe Treu delivered a blockbuster ruling today in the case of Vergara v California, holding that the state's teacher tenure rules are unconstitutional. An appeal is inevitable, and Treu has stayed any judgment pending an appeal to California's high court, but even if his ruling is reversed the fact that the plaintiff prevailed at any level is very likely to spur litigation in additional states.