Senators and special interest groups speak in favor of Sonia Sotomayor in Washington

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) speaks in support of Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor during a press conference in Washington on July 29, 2009. Leahy was joined by Lillian Rodriguez-Lopez (L), President of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (2nd-L), Wade Henderson, President of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (2nd-R), Marcia Greenberger, Co-President of the National Women's Law Center, and representatives of other groups who support Sotomayor's confirmation. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)