The confirmation of President Joe Biden’s nominee for a prestigious federal appeals court seat could be in jeopardy after he was grilled over his role representing an elite boarding school in a sexual assault case and a key Senate Democrat withheld his immediate support. Former New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney, who has been nominated for the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals, faced tough questions about the case from Senate Judiciary Committee members during a hearing Wednesday.
Paul’s as part of his work at the law firm McLane Middleton, where he was a member of the firm’s educational law practice. The school was sued by the Prouts in 2016. Chessy Prout was sexually assaulted by an older student in 2014 and in a separate criminal case, her assailant was convicted of the use of an online service to seduce, solicit or entice a child under 16 in order to commit sexual assault but was acquitted on other more serious sexual assault charges.