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Nevada public defenders argue state’s acting US attorney is serving without Senate confirmation
- Nevada's federal public defender's office is challenging Sigal Chattah's role as acting U.S. attorney, arguing her continuation is illegitimate due to lack of Senate confirmation.
- The office contends that illegal personnel maneuvers allowed Chattah to remain in her role after her initial appointment expired in July.
- Nevada Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen have opposed Chattah's appointment, labeling her unfit for the position.
- The federal public defender's office argues that under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, Chattah does not meet the criteria for acting officers and that her service requires Senate confirmation.
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Nevada public defenders argue state's acting US attorney is serving without Senate confirmation
Sigal Chattah’s role as Nevada’s acting U.S. attorney is being challenged by Nevada’s federal public defender’s office, which argued in legal filings that her continuation as the top prosecutor in the state on an interim basis is illegitimate.
·New York, United States
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Nevada Public Defenders Argue State's Acting US Attorney Is Serving Without Senate Confirmation
Sigal Chattah’s role as Nevada’s acting U.S. attorney is being challenged by Nevada’s federal public defender’s office, which argued in legal filings that her continuation as the top prosecutor in the state on an interim basis is illegitimate.
·New York, United States
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