Largest Penn­syl­va­nia police union lead­ers tell Sen­ate to ‘oppose’ Biden judi­cial nom­i­nee

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 nom …