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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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
Court case challenges acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba authority as controversy continues
At least one trial is being moved to Pennsylvania after the defendant filed a challenge to the authority of acting U.S.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...