Fight Over Trump Nominee Derails NJ Court Cases

Fight Over Trump Nominee Derails NJ Court Cases

On July 24, President Trump withdrew Habba's original nomination to the role from March 24, clearing a path for her to regain her title.

NJ Criminal Cases Paused After Challenge to Habba’s Authority as Top Prosecutor

The controversy over Alina Habba’s appointment as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor grew this week as judges paused criminal cases amid a challenge by defendants who say she doesn’t legally hold the job.

Fed Criminal Cases in N.J. Halted Amid Challenge to Habba

Federal criminal proceedings across New Jersey were canceled Monday over questions regarding the authority of the acting U.S. attorney, Alina Habba, who was named to the post by the Trump administration last week, The New York Times reported. Federal court hearings, grand jury proceedings, plea deals, et al., were all put on hold amid a challenge to Habba's authority to serve as acting U.S. attorney. A drug trial that was set to begin in Camden,…

Trump's DOJ pick threatens to upend 1,500 criminal cases as courts plunge into chaos

President Donald Trump's attempts to install a loyalist in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey have sewn chaos in the criminal court system, according to a new report. Politico reported Monday that Trump's attempts to place his former attorney, Alina Habba, in the New Jersey prosecutor's office threaten to upend up to 1,500 criminal cases. Desiree Leigh Grace, a career prosecutor who the New Jersey courts selected to fill the seat after Hab…