The walls appear to be closing in for President Joe Biden‘s chances to name the first Muslim American judge to a lifetime position on a federal appeals court.
Leaders of the largest police unions, representing 40,000 officers in Pennsylvania, penned a letter to Senate leadership Thursday calling for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to “stand up for law enforcement” and oppose the nomination of Adeel Mangi to the appeals court, citing his affiliation with an organization that called a person who murdered a police officer a “freedom fighter.”
Circuit Judge Nominee Adeel Abdullah Mangi testifies during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on judicial nominations at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
“Mr. Mangi has never been a judge at any level, but our opposition to his nomination is based on far
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