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The president's historic nomination comes as the justices take up cases on some of the nation's most divisive issues: abortion rights, gun rights, religion freedom and affirmative action. The conservative-leaning court dealt a blow to civil rights organizations on Monday when it restored Alabama's new GOP-drawn congressional map critics say will disenfranchise Black voters. Veteran legal analysts have called it one of the most consequential years for the nation's highest court in a generation.

In their letter to the president, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, including chairwoman Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., point to Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first Black person nominated to the court more than 45 years ago -- noting his record of advancing civil rights and the role it played in landmark rulings regarding fair representation and the death penalty.

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\"The appointment of a Black woman justice with an established record of working to advance racial justice and eradicating entrenched white supremacy is of the utmost importance in reviving the Supreme Court's credibility,\" more than a dozen members of the Congressional Black Caucus said.

\"Getting a Black woman in the seat is necessary, but we want to make sure that it's a Black woman who's strong on criminal justice reform, has that type of history, strong on worker protections,\" Bush told reporters, including ABC News, during a roundtable. \"I don't have a name. I want the person who has those qualifications to rise to the top.\"

Bush declined to endorse a specific person on Biden's short list.

She added, \"I just don't think it's our place to pit Black women against each other who are trying to get this spot.\"

ABC's Mariam Khan and Devin Dwyer contributed to this report.

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