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Federal judge rules Trump appointee Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as US attorney
A federal judge ruled that Alina Habba lacked legal authority since July 1 after her 120-day interim term expired and legal challenges questioned her appointment.
- A federal judge ruled that Trump appointee Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey after her 120-day term as interim U.S. attorney expired in July.
- Judge Matthew Brann said he is putting his order on hold pending an appeal.
- Brann's decision comes in response to a filing on behalf of two New Jersey defendants who faced a trial on federal drug-trafficking charges, arguing that Habba did not have the authority to prosecute the case.
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Judge says Habba has served as US attorney without legal authority - West Hawaii Today
A federal judge Thursday ruled that Alina Habba had been serving as New Jersey’s U.S. attorney without legal authority for more than a month, thrusting the state’s already paralyzed federal court system further into disarray and potentially placing limits on the president’s power to choose his own top federal prosecutors.
Judge rules former Trump lawyer Alina Habba was unlawfully appointed as US attorney - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
WASHINGTON — A U.S. judge on Thursday ruled that Alina Habba, a former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, was unlawfully appointed as the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey and is therefore ineligible to participate in any ongoing cases.
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