The context does not provide a specific year in which the Civil Rights Act was ruled in violation. The Ricci v. DeStefano case took place in 2009, and the court found that New Haven's decision violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but it does not mention a year when the act itself was ruled in violation.<|im_end|>

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The Civil Rights Act was ruled in violation in the year 2009.

Here's my reasoning:

1. The context states that the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a suit over reverse discrimination brought by 18 white firefighters against the city in April 2009.
2. The suit involved the 2003 promotion test for the New Haven Fire Department.
3. The city announced that no one would be promoted after the tests were scored, and the court found that this decision violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
4. The court's decision, known as Ricci v. DeStefano, was issued in 2009.

Therefore, the year in which the Civil Rights Act was ruled in violation is 2009.<|im_end|>

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Extract the answer to the question from the following context. Question: The Civil Rights Act was ruled in violation in what year? Context: In April 2009, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear a suit over reverse discrimination brought by 18 white firefighters against the city. The suit involved the 2003 promotion test for the New Haven Fire Department. After the tests were scored, no black firefighters scored high enough to qualify for consideration for promotion, so the city announced that no one would be promoted. In the subsequent Ricci v. DeStefano decision the court found 5-4 that New Haven's decision to ignore the test results violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As a result, a district court subsequently ordered the city to promote 14 of the white firefighters.
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