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

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks in favor of Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotomayor during a press conference in Washington on July 29, 2009. Reid was joined by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) (R) and Wade Henderson, President of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)