Civil rights group Sotomayor advised sued in case similar to firefighters’ job test dispute

WASHINGTON — A civil rights group on whose board Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor served filed racial bias lawsuits over employment examinations that resemble a Connecticut case in which she ruled against white firefighters, documents released by the Senate show.

Civl rights group Sotomayor advised brought case similar to Connecticut firefighters’ dispute

WASHINGTON — A civil rights group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor in the 1980s brought several discrimination lawsuits that sought to scrap the results of job tests because too few Hispanics scored well, according to new documents that are fueling GOP criticism of the judge.

GOP, White House at odds on Sotomayor documents, White House fights new request

WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate committee that will consider Sonia Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination says a Puerto Rican civil rights group’s papers could shed light on her judicial approach, particularly her view of racial preferences in hiring.

Republican calls former Sotomayor group extreme as White House fights new document request

WASHINGTON — A top Republican pressed for more information Thursday about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s ties to a Puerto Rican civil rights group he said took extreme positions on race, as the White House argued that the material was irrelevant to the judge’s nomination.

GOP senator: Civil rights group Sotomayor advised took ‘extreme positions’ on race

WASHINGTON — A top Republican senator says a Puerto Rican legal advocacy group advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor took extreme positions on capital punishment, abortion and racial quotas.

White House: GOP-requested documents from Puerto Rican group aren’t relevant to Sotomayor

WASHINGTON — The White House hit back Thursday at a key Republican senator who has accused Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s allies of withholding documents from her past.

Puerto Rican group campaigned against Bork, fought discrimination while Sotomayor served

WASHINGTON — A Puerto Rican civil rights organization advised by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor campaigned against seating conservative Robert Bork on the high court in the late 1980s, according to new documents that shed light on the group that’s become a key focus of Republicans questioning Sotomayor’s fitness to be a justice.

AP sources: Puerto Rican advocacy group sends documents to Senate panel evaluating Sotomayor

WASHINGTON — A Puerto Rican legal advocacy group late Tuesday sent a trove of documents from Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s past to the Senate panel considering her nomination.

Puerto Rican legal advocacy group to send documents to Senate panel evaluating Sotomayor

WASHINGTON — A Puerto Rican civil rights leader said Tuesday he was ready to start sending a trove of documents from Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s past to the Senate panel considering her nomination.