Brookline's Response To Racism Was "Woefully Deficient And Insensitive," According To The Supreme Judicial Court

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) described the town of Brookline's response to allegations of racism within its fire department as "woefully deficient and insensitive" in a ruling on Tuesday. The court found that the town was wrong to fire Gerald Alston, concluding a battle between Alston and the town that has gone on for more than a decade. We get the latest on the SJC ruling from WBUR's Simon Rios.