President Obama inched the country toward making history Tuesday, when he nominated Pakistani-born Muslim lawyer Abid Riaz Qureshi to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. If Qureshi wins Senate approval, he will be the first-ever Muslim to serve as a federal judge. However, given Obama's trouble getting Congress to approve Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, there's a good chance Qureshi won't be confirmed before Obama's time in the Oval Office is up. Still, Muslim-A...
President Obama inched the country toward making history Tuesday, when he nominated Pakistani-born Muslim lawyer Abid Riaz Qureshi to serve on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. If Qureshi wins Senate approval, he will be the first-ever Muslim to serve as a federal judge. However, given Obama's trouble getting Congress to approve Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland, there's a good chance Qureshi won't be confirmed before Obama's time in the Oval Office is up. Still, Muslim-A...
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