{"id":4666,"date":"2023-07-17T12:08:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T16:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=4666"},"modified":"2023-07-17T13:50:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T17:50:50","slug":"white-house-contender-releases-short-list-of-scotus-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/white-house-contender-releases-short-list-of-scotus-candidates\/njackson\/2023\/07\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Contender Releases Short List of SCOTUS Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Monday, White House candidate Vivek Ramaswamy announced a list of candidates he would nominate to the Supreme Court if he were elected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/people\/joe-biden\/\">President Biden\u2019s&nbsp;<\/a>focus on judicial appointments appeared to be on diversity of race &amp; gender. 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