Mark Coyne Archives - New Jersey Globe

Appeals court allows two charges against McIver to proceed to trial

August 26, 2026 11:42 amAugust 26, 2026 11:41 pm

Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark) will face trial on at least two federal charges alleging that she assaulted and interfered with federal officers during the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention facility. A divided federal...

How federal judges and the White House came together to pick a new U.S. Attorney

March 26, 2026 1:19 pmMarch 27, 2026 12:24 am

The March 23 announcement that New Jersey’s District Court judges had appointed Robert Frazer as the next U.S. Attorney took almost everyone by surprise, but it followed several days of negotiations between the state’s top federal judge and a leading...

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

March 20, 2026 5:21 pm

Both the House and the Senate were in town this week, but it was the Senate where the real action took place, featuring battles over a new Department of Homeland Security nominee, a controversial voter ID bill, and another Iran...

Judge hopes to rule on Habba appointment by Wednesday

August 15, 2025 6:26 pmAugust 15, 2025 6:40 pm

A federal judge said he hopes to rule by Wednesday whether Alina Habba, New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, is in the role legally. A pair of defendants has challenged Habba’s legitimacy, arguing the Trump administration unlawfully maneuvered to keep her...

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...