Latinos for a Fair Judiciary Highlights Double Standard Between Sotomayor and Kavanaugh Nomination Hearings

For Immediate Release: September 18, 2018

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VIDEO: Latinos for a Fair Judiciary Highlights Double Standard Between Sotomayor and Kavanaugh Nomination Hearings

U.S. Senators who scrutinized Sotomayor flip flop with Kavanaugh

Washington, D.C. — Today, Latinos for a Fair Judiciary released a video comparison of the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh highlighting the hypocrisy of certain U.S. Senators. In 2009, Republican senators demanded Sotomayor’s nomination process be fair and thorough, even calling the process “rigged and rushed.” Those who opposed Sotomayor’s nomination looked beyond her judicial record, twisted and misrepresented speeches she made, and denigrated her Latino identity.  

Meanwhile, many of the same senators are now seeking to ram Judge Kavanaugh’s nomination through, arguing that his judicial record alone should provide enough information to confirm him. This is despite the fact that only 7% of his records have been released and he is now facing serious sexual harassment allegations. 

“There is a clear double standard between the approach several senators took during Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination process to what we saw during Judge Kavanaugh's hearings,” stated Andrea Nill Sanchez of Latinos for a Fair Judiciary. “It’s reprehensible that certain senators who scrutinized and ridiculed a Latina nominee simply for being proud of her heritage are willing to hastily approve her white, male counterpart without more information about what he believes and who he really is.” 

WATCH THE COMPLETE VIDEO HERE.

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Latinos for a Fair Judiciary (LFJ) provides Latino leaders across the nation a platform and voice in matters related to our nation’s judicial system. LFJ is an unaffiliated, non-partisan, independent network of elected officials, legal, civil rights,
labor, academic and political leaders who care deeply about the impact that the Supreme Court has on the Latino community. Our mission is to raise public awareness around the pressing legal issues Latinos are facing and call attention to the significance of the Supreme Court.