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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 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 ...
'The premise is wrong': Alina Habba tells judge she actually was lawfully reappointed as acting US attorney — and this is why
After a criminal defense attorney for an accused drug trafficker complained, Alina Habba insists her reappointment as acting ...
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 ...
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Justice Department defends legitimacy of Habba appointment in legal filing
One day after a New Jersey defendant filed a motion arguing that allowing acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba to prosecute his ...
Now named NJ's acting U.S. attorney, Alina Habba says she doesn't 'cower to pressure'
New Jersey's U.S. District Court judges opted to appoint someone else, but a Justice Department maneuver has kept Alina Habba ...
N.J. Criminal Cases Screech to a Halt as Habba’s Authority Is Challenged
Federal court hearings, grand jury proceedings and plea deals were abruptly canceled in New Jersey over questions about ...
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 ...