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Biden’s pick to be first Muslim American appeals court judge in jeopardy

President Biden’s pick to be the first Muslim American appeals court judge appears to be in jeopardy after a third Democratic senator came out against him Wednesday, part of a groundswell of opposition over the nominee’s ties to an organization that represents Muslim, Arab and South Asian law students and a group that advocates for incarcerated people and their families.

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) told the Nevada Independent that she would not support Adeel A. Mangi’s nomination to the Philadelphia-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, citing “concerns I’ve heard from law enforcement in Nevada.”

Rosen is the third Democratic senator — and second senator from Nevada — to come out against Mangi, a Harvard- and Oxford-trained lawyer in private practice who has been accused by Republican senators of being antisemitic and anti-police.

Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) have also…

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