Academics & Education

Failed judicial nominee Adeel Mangi lashes out at Democrats, predicts ‘tsunami of bigotry’ under Trump Mangi's nomination stalled after Free Beacon reports on his links to anti-Israel and anti-police groups

(Free Beacon) Biden judicial nominee Adeel Mangi, who came under fire over his links to anti-Israel and anti-police groups, lashed out at “dark money” forces and some Senate Democrats on Monday, his first remarks following the collapse of his nomination to serve […]

Government & Politics

‘Lacking the votes’: Schumer abandons embattled Biden judicial nominee Adeel Mangi Mangi faced Democratic opposition for his ties to anti-police groups

(Free Beacon) Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has abandoned hopes of confirming Third Circuit Appeals Court nominee Adeel Mangi, whom some Senate Democrats opposed over links to anti-police groups uncovered by the Washington Free Beacon. Schumer struck a deal Thursday with Republicans […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

White House ramps up defense of embattled Muslim American judicial nominee First to NBC News: Biden’s top aides are pushing the Senate to confirm Adeel Mangi to be a U.S. appeals court judge as Sen. Jacky Rosen becomes the third Democrat to oppose him.

(NBC) Facing a potentially devastating Democratic defection in the Senate, the White House is ramping up its fight to confirm an embattled judicial nominee who would be the first Muslim American to serve as a U.S. federal appeals court judge. The White […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Biden nomination of the first Muslim American to a federal appeals court in peril Two Democratic senators said they will oppose the nomination of Adeel Mangi to the powerful 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

(NBC) President Joe Biden’s nomination of Adeel Mangi to be a powerful U.S. circuit court judge is in peril after two Senate Democrats announced they will oppose his nomination. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., have said they will […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

White House, allied groups launch wave of support for Muslim judicial nominee The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced Adeel Mangi’s potentially historic nomination in January.

(Politico) The White House, along with law enforcement and labor groups, is pushing back against what they call “Islamophobic attacks” against a Biden administration nominee who would become the first Muslim American federal appellate judge if confirmed. The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

White House pushes back on GOP attacks on Muslim judicial nominee First to NBC News: The White House said conservatives’ criticisms of Adeel Mangi were driven by Islamophobia.

(NBC) The White House is slamming three Republican senators for leveling what it deems to be “cruel and Islamophobic attacks” at a Biden judicial nominee as part of a larger “smear effort” to discredit the man, who would be the first Muslim […]

Academics & Education

Judicial group targets ‘antisemite’ Biden nominee with alleged ties to terrorist sympathizers Adeel Abdullah Mangi, who faces Republican opposition, was nominated by President Biden to serve as a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

(Fox) The Judicial Crisis Network (JCN), a conservative judicial advocacy organization based in Virginia, is rolling out a digital ad campaign against one of President Biden’s controversial nominees who has alleged ties to 9/11 hijacker sympathizers. The advertising campaign from JCN — […]

Discrimination & “Islamophobia”

Muslim civil rights group condemns GOP senators’ treatment of Muslim court pick Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton's hostility toward Biden nominee Adeel Mangi was 'Islamophobic and un-American,' said the Council on American-Islamic Relations.

(HuffPost) The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the country, on Friday denounced three Republican senators for their treatment of President Joe Biden’s historic judicial nominee Adeel Mangi during his recent confirmation hearing. GOP Sens. Ted Cruz […]