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Was Alina Habba’s appointment legal? Ten ex-U.S. Attorneys say no.

October 7, 2025 10:42 amOctober 7, 2025 10:53 am

Two weeks before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals hears a dispute over whether acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba was appointed unlawfully, ten former U.S. Attorneys – spanning the Reagan to the Biden administrations...

Judge rules Habba was appointed improperly, rebuking Trump admin

August 21, 2025 3:20 pmAugust 22, 2025 3:42 pm

A federal judge in Pennsylvania has sided with a pair of defendants who challenged Alina Habba’s authority to serve as acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey – a blow to President Donald Trump, who had made a...

Habba, Giraud lay out arguments ahead of August 15 hearing on U.S. Attorney appointment

August 13, 2025 11:04 amAugust 13, 2025 1:44 pm

A New Jersey defendant’s challenge to acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba’s authority will go before Pennsylvania District Court Judge Matthew Brann this Friday, and both sides have now submitted their final written arguments for why Habba should or shouldn’t be...

Justice Department defends legitimacy of Habba appointment in legal filing

July 29, 2025 1:02 pmJuly 29, 2025 4:17 pm

One day after a New Jersey defendant filed a motion arguing that allowing acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba to prosecute his case would be a violation of his due process rights, the Justice Department has submitted a 28-page brief laying...

New Jersey defendant files challenge against Habba’s appointment as acting U.S. Attorney

July 28, 2025 11:57 amJuly 28, 2025 1:45 pm

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 authority, potentially opening a new front in the ongoing battle over who ultimately gets to pick New...

D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week

July 25, 2025 5:43 pm

For months, New Jersey has been hurtling towards a battle over its interim U.S. Attorney, Alina Habba, whose 120-day temporary term expires today. This week, that battle arrived; federal judges voted on Tuesday not to extend Habba’s term, only for...

Habba named acting U.S. Attorney, likely extending her tenure

July 24, 2025 7:55 pmJuly 24, 2025 10:13 pm

Alina Habba, whose term as interim U.S. Attorney was set to expire tomorrow night, has been named as acting U.S. Attorney instead, likely allowing her to extend her term in office by 210 days. The decision, which Habba announced on...