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Effort to keep Alina Habba in post as acting New Jersey U.S. attorney sparks legal challenge
Man facing drug and gun charges seeks dismissal of indictment on grounds that Habba was unlawfully named acting U.S. attorney ...
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 ...
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 ...
Criminal trial put on hold after defendant challenges Alina Habba's legal authority as US attorney
President Trump's bid to keep Alina Habba in charge of the U.S. attorney's office in N.J. faces a new test after a defendant ...
Criminal Defendants Challenge Alina Habba’s Authority As She Stays On As U.S. Attorney—What To Know
The Trump administration appeared to use legal loopholes to keep Habba in the role—which are already being used by criminal ...
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 ...
Another Trump clash with the courts is already spinning out into criminal cases
A defense attorney is arguing the Trump administration illegally maneuvered to keep Alina Habba as New Jersey's top federal ...
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New Jersey defendant files challenge against Habba’s appointment as acting U.S. Attorney
A defendant soon to go to trial in the District of New Jersey has filed a challenge to acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba’s ...
Trump’s pick for U.S. Attorney of N.J. sent packing | Sheneman cartoon
Trump’s action avoids a provision of federal law that restricts a person from serving as an acting officer if the president ...
JD Vance’s tricky sales tour
On Sunday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen struck a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump to avoid an all-out EU-U.S. trade war. The deal included a pledge to invest an extra $600 ...