Federal appeals court to consider suit challenging Michigan's affirmative action ban. A federal appeals court is about to consider a lawsuit challenging Michigan's ban against racial preferences in public university admissions and government hiring.

A group of Swedish women filed a class-action lawsuit against a university Wednesday because it gave under-represented male students admissions priority, their lawyer said.

GOP senators repeatedly interrogate Sotomayor on ruling in reverse discrimination case. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee aren't letting go of the issue involving white firefighters from Connecticut who last month won a reverse discrimination case at the Supreme Court.

Sotomayor defends ruling in case of firefighters who filed reverse discrimination suit. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has defended her ruling against white firefighters who accused the New Haven, Conn., government of engaging in reverse discrimination against them.

Top GOP senator: Sotomayor showed favoritism for minorities in firefighters case. The Senate's top Republican is lashing out at Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor for ruling against white firefighters who alleged reverse discrimination.

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

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

Civil rights group Sotomayor advised brought case similar to Connecticut firefighters' dispute. 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.

Supreme Court to rule in discrimination case, say goodbye to Souter in term wrap-up. It's Justice David Souter's last day on the Supreme Court and he'll be ruling on a case familiar to the woman nominated to replace him.

Reverse discrimination case potential issue at Sotomayor's Senate confirmation hearing. When an important reverse discrimination case came before federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor last year, she and two other judges issued an unusually brief decision that went against white firefighters.