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U.S. Supreme Court

May 9, 2009

Gender May Beat Ethnicity In Justice Pick

Latino legal groups are lobbying hard for President Barack Obama to appoint one of their own to the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time, but the overriding political pressure for a woman nominee could dash their hopes.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - Latino legal groups are lobbying hard for President Barack Obama to appoint one of their own to the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time, but the overriding political pressure for a woman nominee could dash their hopes.

With only one woman, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, currently on the court, most legal and political observers say they think the White House will appoint the nation's third...

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