This excerpt is from a piece that originally ran on July 29, 2022.
Alliance for Justice, a progressive advocacy group, praised the nominations of Martinez-Olguin and Rikelman.
“In the wake of Supreme Court rulings that have further undermined abortion and immigration rights, it is so encouraging to see such stalwart champions of equality nominated to our federal courts,” Rakim H.D. Brooks, the Alliance for Justice president, said in a statement.