Interim US Attorney in Nevada Appointed Illegally, Federal Appeals Court Says

Ninth Circuit Rules Sigal Chattah Was Unlawfully Appointed as Acting U.S. Attorney for Nevada

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — A unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has ruled that the Department of Justice acted unlawfully when it used administrative title maneuvers to keep Sigal Chattah serving as the Acting United States Attorney for the District of Nevada. The 25-page decision in United States v. Jackson affirmed a lower court order disqualifying Chattah from participating in or supervising federal crimin…

Interim US attorney in Nevada appointed illegally, federal appeals court says

Israel-born Sigal Chattah can’t continue to serve in the role, the court said, setting up a likely Supreme Court appeal.

Appeals court orders Trump-appointed Nevada prosecutor Sigal Chattah removed from office

A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully installed Sigal Chattah as Nevada’s top federal prosecutor, the latest in a string of judicial setbacks over the White House’s strategy of placing allies in U.S. attorney seats without Senate confirmation. The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s disqualification of Chattah...

Federal Appeals Court Rules Nevada’s Top Federal Prosecutor, Sigal Chattah, Was Unlawfully Appointed to Her Position

Nevada’s top federal prosecutor was unlawfully appointed to her position, an appeals court ruled on Monday. The San Francisco-based U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling that Sigal Chattah’s appointment was illegal. The Trump administration can appeal the ruling by taking the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more at 8 News Now