US EditionUS appeals court rules former Trump lawyer Alina Habba disqualified as New Jersey prosecutor
The 3rd Circuit ruled the Trump administration violated federal vacancy laws by unlawfully keeping Alina Habba as New Jersey U.S. attorney beyond her interim term.
- 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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Alina Habba said she was the acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey. President Donald Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi agreed. All three were wrong, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit ruled this week.
Court Rules Alina Habba Unlawfully Serving As NJ Prosecutor
Source: The Washington Post / Getty A federal appeals court ruled that Alina Habba, former personal attorney to Donald Trump, has been unlawfully serving as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey—marking it one of the most consequential legal rebukes against the administration’s efforts to sidestep Senate confirmation requirements and embed political loyalists in high-ranking Justice Department roles. The unanimous decision, handed down on Mon…
Here’s why an appeals court upheld disqualifying Alina Habba as New Jersey’s U.S. attorney
A federal appeals court upheld a lower court’s decision to disqualify Alina Habba as the U.S. attorney for New Jersey because her appointment did not follow the law.
Appeals court upholds ruling preventing Alina Habba from serving as acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey
On Monday, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a district court decision that disqualified Alina Habba, President Trump’s former personal attorney, from serving as the acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey – affirming that her appointment violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. In a unanimous ruling, the court concluded that Habba was unlawfully elevated to the role of acting U.S. attorney. The panel found that the administration’s mult…
On Monday, a federal court of appeal rejected the appointment of Donald Trump's former lawyer to the position of Federal Attorney of New Jersey, a key position of the Department of Justice. ...
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