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Biden Appeals-Court Pick Michael Delaney Withdraws

Nomination had faced Senate opposition over work representing prep school in sex-assault case

By C. Ryan Barber
 and Andrew Restuccia
Michael Delaney lacked the votes to win approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee, aides and others familiar with the matter said. Photo: Mary F. Calvert/Bloomberg News

WASHINGTON—An embattled appeals-court nominee has withdrawn from consideration for the federal bench after coming under bipartisan opposition over his past legal work, leaving him without the support to win Senate confirmation.

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