US EditionUS appeals court rules former Trump lawyer Alina Habba disqualified as New Jersey prosecutor
The 3rd Circuit ruled the Trump administration used unlawful tactics to keep Habba in office after her interim term ended without Senate confirmation, affecting over 140 criminal cases, court records show.
- On Monday, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower court's order disqualifying Alina Habba as U.S. attorney for New Jersey, issued by a three-judge panel sitting in Philadelphia.
- After her interim appointment expired, the administration used a novel sequence of legal and personnel moves to keep Habba in office, but judges ruled the Federal Vacancies Reform Act barred her acting role as First Assistant U.S. Attorney.
- A NOTUS review found over 140 criminal cases tied to Habba's office, with more than 39 indictments potentially contested, affecting firearms, drug trafficking, securities fraud, and tax dodging cases.
- The Justice Department said it intends to appeal and may seek rehearing en banc or U.S. Supreme Court review as it presses the challenge, noting actions Habba took since July could be invalidated.
- As the first appellate ruling on this scheme, the decision addresses the Trump administration's appointment scheme and may affect other interim prosecutors like Lindsey Halligan and Bill Essayli amid New Jersey U.S. senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim's blue-slip opposition.
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In major setback, federal court says Trump broke law when making this top appointment
A federal appeals court has dealt President Donald Trump a major setback, ruling that the administration broke federal law in appointing an interim U.S. attorney, the New York Post reported. The court ruled that Acting New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alia Habba is disqualified because the White House violated federal law in order to keep her in the post.
New York, Dec. 1 (EFE).- A panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals confirmed Monday's disqualification of Alina Habba as a federal prosecutor for the New Jersey district, which is a setback to President Donald Trump's efforts to keep his preferred candidates as federal prosecutors in office. The court, made up of three judges, unanimously ruled that Habba, Trump's ex-lawyer, cannot legally serve as a federal prosecutor. In addition, the judges disqua…
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KRDOA federal appeals court ruled this Monday that Alina Habba, former personal lawyer of President Donald Trump, is acting illegally as a U.S. prosecutor for New Jersey, which is a legal blow to the Trump administration that could...
Trump warrior Alina Habba disqualified from serving as U.S. attorney for New Jersey * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs
'It is apparent that the current administration has been frustrated by some of the legal and political barriers to getting its appointees in place'
Appeals court finds Habba unlawfully served as NJ prosecutor
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Alina Habba unlawfully served as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, adding fresh legal turmoil to President Donald Trump’s efforts to keep loyalists installed in U.S. attorney positions after two high-profile cases fell apart last week over similar appointment problems. A three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit upheld a lower court’s finding that Habba, a Trump ally and forme…
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