Survey of 401k plans shows blacks, Hispanics save less than Asians, whitesDES MOINES, Iowa — A new study of 401(k) plans has revealed that black and Hispanic workers save significantly less for retirement and tap into their accounts more frequently than white and Asian employees. NRA raises ‘very serious concerns’ on Sotomayor but stops short of opposing herWASHINGTON — The National Rifle Association says it has very serious concerns about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor based on her rulings on weapons rights. Analysis: Republicans, outnumbered and politically wary, lack cohesive opposition to SotomayorWASHINGTON — A week before her Senate hearings, Republicans are floundering in their efforts to trip up Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, unable to find an effective message about why she’s not fit to serve. Civil rights group Sotomayor advised sued in case similar to firefighters’ job test disputeWASHINGTON — 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’ disputeWASHINGTON — 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. Puerto Rican group campaigned against Bork, fought discrimination while Sotomayor servedWASHINGTON — 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. White firefighters prevail in Supreme Court ruling on race and promotionsWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, Conn., were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge. Key senator says immigration revamp possible this year if Dems toughen stance on undocumentedWASHINGTON — A senator leading the Democrats’ push to revise the nation’s immigration laws this year said Wednesday it can be done if his party and immigration advocates get tough on illegal immigration. Republicans wonder aloud whether Sotomayor would uphold rights to bear arms, equal treatmentWASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a new narrative ahead of Sonia Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings, questioning her commitment to constitutional guarantees on the right to keep and bear arms and equal treatment under the law regardless of race or gender. He’s out: LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa bypassing Calif. governor’s race next yearLOS ANGELES — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Monday he will not enter next year’s race for California governor, ending months of speculation about his ambitions and reordering the emerging contest to run the deeply troubled state. Teenagers sentenced for simple assault in beating death of illegal Mexican immigrant in Pa.POTTSVILLE, Pa. — Two teenagers convicted of simple assault in the beating death of an illegal Mexican immigrant that sparked outrage from Hispanic leaders and civil-rights groups were each sentenced Wednesday to at least six months behind bars. Border Patrol making fewer apprehensions; recession seen as detering illegal migrationMcALLEN, Texas — The number of U.S. border apprehensions dropped for a third consecutive year, falling to a level not seen since 1973, new government data show. Man accused in Arizona slayings charged in 1997 Washington stabbing death of Hispanic manWENATCHEE, Wash. — One of the three people arrested in an Arizona home invasion that left a little girl and her father dead has been charged with the 1997 slaying of a Hispanic man in Washington state. Minority lawmakers ask Obama to include minority health concerns in health care overhaulWASHINGTON — Black, Latino and Asian lawmakers want President Barack Obama to focus more on racial disparities reported in medical treatment as the White House works toward overhauling the nation’s health care system. Top Republican senator says Sotomayor’s Supreme Court nomination should hinge on impartialityWASHINGTON — The Alabama senator leading the GOP’s vetting of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said the American tradition of impartial courts is “under attack” and the pivotal question in her nomination should be whether she allows personal views to color her decisions as a judge. For top Republican senator, Sotomayor’s impartiality on bench is key to Supreme Court bidWASHINGTON — The senator leading the GOP’s review of Sonia Sotomayor said the central question in her Supreme Court nomination should be whether she allows personal views to color her decisions. Cartoon showing Sotomayor strung up like pinata draws fire from Hispanics, advocates for womenOKLAHOMA CITY — Some Hispanics and advocates for women are criticizing an editorial cartoon that depicts Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor as a strung-up pinata that President Barack Obama is inviting Republicans to whack. Sotomayor self-portrait: A nagging insecurity and a taste for pig innards and ‘Law & Order’WASHINGTON — She likes to eat pig intestines and watch “Law & Order.” She felt like an alien in the Ivy League. She reads fictional courtroom dramas and hands down imaginary rulings on the lawyers’ objections therein. Pig intestines, Mmm! Sotomayor’s portrait shows vivid family life, uncertainty in Ivy LeagueWASHINGTON — She likes to eat pig intestines and watch “Law & Order.” She felt like an alien in the Ivy League. She reads fictional courtroom dramas and hands down imaginary rulings on the lawyers’ objections therein. White House contacted Sotomayor about high-court seat before Souter announced he would retireWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor says the White House contacted her about serving on the high court four days before Justice David Souter announced that he would retire. White House gives Senate panel documents on Sotomayor’s speeches, writings, nominationWASHINGTON — The White House delivered a huge portfolio of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s writings, speeches and rulings to Capitol Hill Wednesday, with details about the federal judge that will shape the debate over seating her on the court. White House to give Senate panel writings, speeches by Obama’s Supreme Court nomineeWASHINGTON — The White House says it will deliver a huge dossier of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s writings, speeches and unpublished rulings to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Sotomayor back on Capitol Hill, as senators haggle over timing of confirmation hearingsWASHINGTON — Senators are looking closely at the records and writings of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, Republicans seeking any detail that might slow her march toward confirmation and Democrats trying to bolster their case that she’s a moderate who puts the law above her beliefs and biases. Sotomayor spends Day 2 on Capitol Hill as first lady promotes her nomination to high courtWASHINGTON — The White House dispatched first lady Michelle Obama to defend Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor on Wednesday, part of a broad offensive to humanize the judge that came as former GOP House Speaker Newt Gingrich backed off his harsh criticism of her as a racist. First lady tells high school graduates any doubts about college are not unusual.WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama used some high-profile examples — including Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor — to reassure high school graduates any doubts they have about how they will do in college and beyond are not unusual. Republican Gingrich says he shouldn’t have called Sotomayor ‘racist’, retracts allegationWASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday he shouldn’t have called Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor a racist, but said he was still concerned that she would bring bias to her decisions. Sotomayor seeks to reassure senators she won’t be biased as she continues Senate meetingsWASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is racing through a crucial set of meetings with senators on Capitol Hill, working to reassure Republicans who worry she’d bring ethnic and gender bias to her decisions. Sotomayor meets with senators and counters criticism she would rule with bias on Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday countered Republican charges that she would let her background dictate her rulings as Americans signaled a favorable first impression of President Barack Obama’s first Supreme Court choice. A new Associated Press-GfK poll suggested that Americans have a more positive view of her than they did of any of former President George W. Bush’s nominees to the high court. Half backed her confirmation. Sotomayor, meeting senators, counters criticism she’d rule with bias on Supreme CourtWASHINGTON — Judge Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday countered Republican charges that she would let her background dictate her rulings as Americans signaled a favorable first impression of President Barack Obama’s first Supreme Court choice. Saga of Catholic priest who left church for a woman is big news in Spanish-language communityMIAMI — It has the makings of a telenovela: A handsome Cuban-American priest and TV personality caught cavorting with his girlfriend on a Florida beach. After much soul-searching, he decides to leave the Catholic Church for his love. |
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