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President Biden’s chosen nominee for the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals is in danger of failing to garner enough votes to be confirmed in the Senate after concerns rose over his affiliations with groups tied to criminal and alleged antisemitic figures. Adeel Mangi is a partner at Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP and received his master of laws degree …

Local Black leaders are reportedly feeling alienated after what some saw as a “missed opportunity” for President Biden to interact with more members of the community during his campaign stop in Saginaw, Michigan. Organizers familiar with last week’s trip plans said that one of several original proposed sites for the president to visit was a Black church. The idea was …

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers passed a bill Wednesday that would expand the state’s existing fracking ban by blocking natural gas drilling companies from using an extraction method that involves injecting huge amounts of liquid carbon dioxide into the ground. The state Senate approved the legislation with some opposition from Republican lawmakers. It will now go to Democratic …