Seven Democrats voted against moving forward with President Obama’s nomination of Adegbile, which the Fraternal Order of Police and other groups opposed because of his involvement in the defense of Mumia Abu-Jamal, who was convicted of killing a Philadelphia police officer in 1981.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) then switched his vote from yes to no in a move that allows him to bring the nomination up again for a future vote.

Every Republican also voted against the nomination, sending it to defeat. It’s the first time a nomination has gone down since Democrats changed the Senate’s filibuster rules so that only bare-majority votes are needed on procedural motions.

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