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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says he would oppose the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor.
Shurtleff, a Republican, is running for U.S. Senate against GOP Sen. Bob Bennett.
Bennett announced his opposition to Sotomayor several weeks ago, citing what he says is Sotomayor's tendency toward judicial activism.
In a statement issued by Shurtleff's campaign Thursday, Shurtleff says Sotomayor has demonstrated a cavalier attitude toward Second Amendment rights.
Both statements are designed to appeal to conservative state delegates who pick the Republican nominee.
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch also opposes Sotomayor's nomination.
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