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		<title>Civil rights group Sotomayor advised sued in case similar to firefighters&#8217; job test dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie Hirschfeld Davis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[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.

The Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund represented Hispanic sanitation workers in New York City ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/civil-rights-group-sotomayor-advised-sued-in-case-similar-to-firefighters-job-test-dispute-99207/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Civil rights group Sotomayor advised sued in case similar to firefighters&#8217; job test dispute</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Civl rights group Sotomayor advised brought case similar to Connecticut firefighters&#8217; dispute</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.

The Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund represented ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/civl-rights-group-sotomayor-advised-brought-case-similar-to-connecticut-firefighters-dispute-99078/">Original article on  : Civl rights group Sotomayor advised brought case similar to Connecticut firefighters&#8217; dispute</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>GOP, White House at odds on Sotomayor documents, White House fights new request</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:19:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The top Republican on the Senate committee that will consider Sonia Sotomayor&#8217;s Supreme Court nomination says a Puerto Rican civil rights group&#8217;s papers could shed light on her judicial approach, particularly her view of racial preferences in hiring.

White House Counsel Greg Craig, however, told Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., in a letter that board ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gop-white-house-at-odds-on-sotomayor-documents-white-house-fights-new-request-98548/" title="GOP, White House at odds on Sotomayor documents, White House fights new request">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Republican calls former Sotomayor group extreme as White House fights new document request</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A top Republican pressed for more information Thursday about Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor&#8217;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&#8217;s nomination.

White House Counsel Greg Craig told Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., in ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/republican-calls-former-sotomayor-group-extreme-as-white-house-fights-new-document-request-98345/">Republican calls former Sotomayor group extreme as White House fights new document request</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>GOP senator: Civil rights group Sotomayor advised took &#8216;extreme positions&#8217; on race</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:25:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.

Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions says it&#8217;s absurd for the White House to argue that documents detailing the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund&#8217;s activities while .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gop-senator-civil-rights-group-sotomayor-advised-took-extreme-positions-on-race-98278/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: GOP senator: Civil rights group Sotomayor advised took &#8216;extreme positions&#8217; on race</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>White House: GOP-requested documents from Puerto Rican group aren&#8217;t relevant to Sotomayor</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-gop-requested-documents-from-puerto-rican-group-arent-relevant-to-sotomayor-98107/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:36:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The White House hit back Thursday at a key Republican senator who has accused Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor&#8217;s allies of withholding documents from her past.

White House Counsel Greg Craig told Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, that board meeting minutes and other papers detailing the Puerto ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/white-house-gop-requested-documents-from-puerto-rican-group-arent-relevant-to-sotomayor-98107/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : White House: GOP-requested documents from Puerto Rican group aren&#8217;t relevant to Sotomayor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rican group campaigned against Bork, fought discrimination while Sotomayor served</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s become a key focus of Republicans questioning Sotomayor&#8217;s fitness to be a justice.

The Puerto Rican ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/puerto-rican-group-campaigned-against-bork-fought-discrimination-while-sotomayor-served-97045/" title="Puerto Rican group campaigned against Bork, fought discrimination while Sotomayor served">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP sources: Puerto Rican advocacy group sends documents to Senate panel evaluating Sotomayor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A Puerto Rican legal advocacy group late Tuesday sent a trove of documents from Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor&#8217;s past to the Senate panel considering her nomination.

Latino Justice PRLDEF sent the Judiciary Committee more than 350 pages of documents from the 12 years Sotomayor spent on its board, opening what could be an .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-sources-puerto-rican-advocacy-group-sends-documents-to-senate-panel-evaluating-sotomayor-96245/">AP sources: Puerto Rican advocacy group sends documents to Senate panel evaluating Sotomayor</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Puerto Rican legal advocacy group to send documents to Senate panel evaluating Sotomayor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s past to the Senate panel considering her nomination.

Cesar Perales, the head of the legal advocacy group LatinoJustice PRLDEF said he&#8217;d send the Judiciary Committee minutes of meetings Sotomayor participated .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/puerto-rican-legal-advocacy-group-to-send-documents-to-senate-panel-evaluating-sotomayor-96172/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Puerto Rican legal advocacy group to send documents to Senate panel evaluating Sotomayor</a>.]]></description>
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