US EditionTrump administration to defend Alina Habba's tenure as top New Jersey prosecutor
The Justice Department argues Habba’s acting role is lawful under federal statute despite challenges citing an expired interim term and lack of Senate confirmation.
- A federal appeals court will hear arguments about Alina Habba's role as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey, which some claim is unlawful.
- A lower court judge stated that her appointment involved a 'novel series of legal and personnel moves' and she may not be lawfully serving.
- The U.S. Justice Department claims Habba is validly serving under a federal statute, despite doubts from New Jersey's Democratic senators.
- U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi replaced the previous prosecutor and named Habba as acting U.S. attorney amid uncertainties about her position.
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'Mad scramble' as Alina Habba ruling threatens to dismiss multiple criminal cases
New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba is in court Monday to appeal a lower-court decision that she she's in the position illegitimately as she has never been confirmed by the Senate. Politico reported last month that there are a number of examples of U.S. attorneys who have not been confirmed, beside...
LIVE NOW: Third Circuit Court Hears Oral Arguments on Alina Habba’s Appointment as US Attorney
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments at 10:30 a.m. ET on Oct. 20 to determine if the appointment of President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey violated federal law and whether this should invalidate the prosecutions she oversaw. ...
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Trump administration to defend Alina Habba's tenure as top New Jersey prosecutor
A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments over whether President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, has been unlawfully serving as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey since earlier this year.
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