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Trump exploits loopholes to keep Alina Habba in US attorney role, triggering court clash
Alina Habba's appointment as New Jersey U.S. attorney faces legal challenge from criminal defendant claiming her authority is ...
How a routine drug case could decide Alina Habba’s fate as U.S. attorney
A New Jersey defendant argues that Habba can’t lawfully prosecute the case because she isn’t legally the U.S. attorney for ...
Alina Habba's Authority Challenged in Drugs Lawsuit
Alina Habba's role as acting U.S. Attorney faces a test after an attorney in a drug and weapons case filed a motion ...
Has Trump’s naming of Alina Habba created a crisis in the federal courts?
Justice Department officials defended the appointment of the Acting U.S. Attorney, as questions lead to a standstill in ...
Chaos over Alina Habba’s status at the NJ attorney’s office even has defendants confused
Habba, Trump’s former personal lawyer, was reinstalled as head of the US Attorney’s Office in New Jersey after a legal ...
Alina Habba Staying On As U.S. Attorney Despite Judges Rejecting Her—Here’s How
Habba’s term as the interim U.S. attorney expired this week, and since the Senate never voted to confirm her, it was up to ...
Trump administration clears way to keep Alina Habba as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — President Donald Trump has moved to keep his former defense attorney Alina Habba on the job as the top ...
Alina Habba, named acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, faces ethics scrutiny
In a span of eight days, Alina Habba was accused of violating the Hatch Act; removed as interim U.S. attorney by district ...
DOJ fires newly appointed US attorney in NJ after judges vote against keeping Alina Habba in role
The Department of Justice quickly fired the newly named US attorney in New Jersey on Tuesday after federal judges in the ...
Top DOJ official pushes to keep interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba in place as deadline approaches
Habba has not received Senate confirmation and faces an uphill battle in a state represented by two Democratic senators ...
DOJ proclaims Alina Habba situation is 'nothing like' special counsel Jack Smith appointment that Judge Cannon smacked down
The DOJ insisted that the situation in no way resembles special counsel Jack Smith's appointment, which Judge Aileen Cannon ...