WASHINGTON (AP) -- 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 Senator Jeff Sessions says it's absurd for the White House to argue that documents detailing the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund's activities, while Sotomayor sat on its board, are not relevant to her nomination.

He's the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee evaluating the federal appeals court judge.

The White House says the panel already has all relevant information on Sotomayor.

Sessions says more PRLDEF documents could shed light on Sotomayor's approach, including her views on racial preferences in employment.