Muslim Lawyers Recoil at GOP Attacks on Historic Court Pick (1)

Adeel Mangi’s historic federal appellate court nomination started out as a celebratory moment for fellow Muslim lawyers—but, for them, it has now become a familiar spectacle.

Conservatives argue the Pakistani-born Mangi shouldn’t be confirmed to a seat on the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit because he appears to harbor sympathies for extremists.

Dismayed Muslims in the legal community who are closely watching say the accusations against Mangi reinforce the idea that they favor radicalism.

“The burden of having to defend against stereotypes that are out in the world is omnipresent,” said Shirin Sinnar, a Stanford University law ...