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Obama’s Push For Court Diversity Hits a Snag

President Obama came into office determined to stop the rightward shift of the federal courts — after eight years of appointments by President Bush — and to add more diversity to the bench. So far he is setting records for the number of women and minorities nominated to lifetime appointments. Nearly half of the 73 candidates he has tapped for the bench have been women. In all, 25% have been African Americans, 10% Hispanics and 11% Asian Americans. Yet as Obama tries to make gains in diversity among judges, he faces a deeply polarized confirmation process in the Senate. Click here to read more from USA Today.
 
 



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