Cardin, Schumer to lead civil rights groups in rally in support of Sotomayor confirmation

Hundreds of Sonia Sotomayor Supporters to Rally on Capitol Hill for Judge U.S. Senators Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) and Charles Schumer (D-NY), both members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will join with civil rights and labor leaders on Wednesday, August 5 at 12:00 PM, to voice support for Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the next Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. The rally will take place during the Senate debate on Judge Sotomayor’s nomination. A final vote is expected Thursday. The Senate Judiciary Committee last week voted overwhelmingly to recommend Judge Sotomayor for confirmation. Judge Sotomayor possesses a well-rounded legal background, including extensive experiences as a prosecutor, trial judge and appellate judge. For 17 years she has been a distinguished jurist and now has more federal judicial experience than any Supreme Court nominee in the last hundred years. If confirmed, Judge Sotomayor will become the first-ever Latina and only the third woman to serve on the Nation’s highest court. WHAT: Rally on Capitol Hill for Judge Sonia Sotomayor WHO: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, Senate Judiciary Committee Sen. Charles Schumer, Senate Judiciary Committee Nancy Zirkin, Exec. Vice President, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Janet Murguía, President and CEO, National Council of La Raza Andrew Imparato, President, American Association of People with Disabilities Hilary O. Shelton, Director, NAACP Washington Bureau Judith Lichtman, Senior Advisor, National Partnership for Women and Families Mary Kay Henry, International Executive Vice President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Lillian Rodríguez López, President, Hispanic Federation Nan Aron, President, Alliance for Justice Marge Baker, Executive Vice President, People for the American Way WHEN: Wednesday, August 5, 12:00 PM ET WHERE: Upper Senate Park 200 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington, DC‎ ***Rain location: 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building