Will Islamophobia Sink This Judicial Nomination?
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🗓️ 27 March 2024
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Nominated by Biden for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Adeel Mangi has a Harvard education and years as a prominent corporate litigator under his belt. But during his Senate confirmation hearing, the main thing Republican lawmakers wanted to talk about were Hamas’s October 7th attacks. Now, Democrats are weighing filling a seat in the federal judiciary against giving in to Islamophobia.
Guest: Nate Raymond, reporter covering the federal judiciary and litigation for Reuters.
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| 1:18.8 | Today's the 14th. |
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