There are several new developments in Obama's search for a new Supreme Court justice.

Yesterday, a new name surfaced: California Supreme Court Judge Carlos Moreno. Also, the AP confirmed that these six folks are being considered by the president: Moreno, Elena Kagan, Jennifer Granholm, Janet Napolitano, Sonia Sotomayor, and Diane Wood. (Your First Read team on Monday reported that all of these people -- sans Moreno -- were on the shortlist, and we had one other name the AP doesn't: Merrick Garland, whom we profile on the link below.)

Moreover, the Washington Post says that Obama told the Senate leaders he met with yesterday that he would be reviewing candidates over the weekend, "leading participants to believe an announcement could come within days."

And finally, the conservative National Republican Trust PAC sent a letter to GOP senators yesterday, warning them that the organization will hold them accountable if they end up voting for an "activist judge." Check out this line from the letter: "As you may recall, the National Republican Trust PAC held former Sen. Arlen Specter accountable after he voted in favor of the President's stimulus package. The gentleman from Pennsylvania no longer resides within our political party."



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