Liberal American Bar Association opposes Alito's nomination

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Which is why they gave him such high marks, I suppose. So much for another urban conservo-myth about the ABA:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/01/04/alito/index.html

Bar association: Supreme Court nominee 'well-qualified'
Alito given a boost as he prepares for next week's hearings

From Bill Mears
CNN Washington Bureau
Wednesday, January 4, 2006; Posted: 12:58 p.m. EST (17:58 GMT)


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has been given the American Bar Association's highest rating for professional stature and integrity, an important political legal barometer, as he prepares for confirmation hearings next week.