Olivia Rosane is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Progressive and Muslim rights organizations spoke out in support of federal appellate court nominee Adeel Mangi on Friday after news broke that enough U.S. Senate Democrats might vote with Republicans to scupper his appointment. President Joe Biden nominated Mangi, a well-respected New York-based trial lawyer, to serve on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit on November 15. If confirmed, he would be the first Muslim to serve as a federal appeals judge.
'Call on your senators to swiftly move forward with his confirmation and advocate for Adeel Mangi's suitability for the federal bench!' the group said on social media. One of the most vocal Republican opponents of Mangi's nomination is Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Cruz was the one to ask him if he condemned 'the atrocities of the Hamas terrorists,' to which Mangi responded that the events of October 7 were 'a horror.
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