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Was former Trump lawyer Alina Habba ‘validly appointed’ to her DOJ post?

The Department of Justice is litigating whether former Trump lawyer Alina Habba legitimately holds the office of U.S.

DOJ proclaims Alina Habba situation is 'nothing like' special counsel Jack Smith appointment that Judge Cannon smacked down

The DOJ insisted that Alina Habba's situation in no way resembles special counsel Jack Smith's appointment, which Judge ...

Top DOJ official pushes to keep interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba in place as deadline approaches

Habba has not received Senate confirmation and faces an uphill battle in a state represented by two Democratic senators ...

Who Is Desiree Leigh Grace? DOJ Fires Alina Habba's Replacement

The DOJ has said Grace was removed as the U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey hours after she was chosen over Habba.

Lawyers blast DOJ's 'extreme' defense of Alina Habba's acting U.S. attorney authority, warn hundreds of cases are at stake

An organization that exists to support New Jersey criminal defense lawyers wants to weigh in against the Trump administration ...
New Jersey Globe9d

Alina Habba successor fired from Justice Department

Desiree Grace has been removed as First Assistant U.S. Attorney after being picked by New Jersey’s federal judges to replace ...

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 ...
Opinion

Justice Department plays it fast and loose to keep Alina Habba in prosecutor’s office

Habba’s disastrous tenure as a federal prosecutor appeared to be over — until Donald Trump and Pam Bondi came up with a scheme to keep her in place.