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Habba is confident she’ll be top US attorney in New Jersey

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Habba is confident she’ll be the top US attorney in New Jersey, but it’s chaos in the meantime

Federal criminal cases in New Jersey remain in chaos with judges postponing sentencings, plea hearings and status conferences this week as questions swirl about the authority of former Donald Trump lawyer Alina Habba to serve as the acting US attorney.

The Independent on MSN · 1d

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 maneuver by the administration

USA TODAY · 1d

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 court judges and replaced with a career prosecutor who was quickly fired by the Trump administration; and then named acting U.S. attorney.

Alina Habba, Criminal law

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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 filed a motion challenging her authority.

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

Alina Habba’s authority as New Jersey’s top prosecutor questioned in new legal filing

A lawyer said his client is “facing an imminent criminal trial proceeding under questionable legal authority” and asked for the charges to be thrown out.

Bloomberg on MSN · 8h

NJ Criminal Cases Paused After Challenge to Habba’s Authority as Top Prosecutor

The controversy over Alina Habba’s appointment as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor grew this week as judges paused criminal cases amid a challenge by defendants who say she doesn’t legally hold the job.

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'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 ...

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Justice Department defends legitimacy of Habba appointment in new brief

One day after a New Jersey defendant filed a motion arguing that allowing acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba to prosecute his ...

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Alina Habba Declares She's Acting US Attorney Again

Alina Habba, President Donald Trump 's former personal defense lawyer, declared on Thursday that she has resumed her post as ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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Trump pick Alina Habba booted as NJ’s top prosecutor — but Pam Bondi says not so fast

Desiree Leigh Grace, who was promoted by Habba, will now serve as the US attorney for the District of New Jersey, according ...

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