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Trump attorney Alina Habba has no ‘lawful authority’ to serve as New Jersey’s top prosecutor, judge says

Habba is not ‘lawfully performing the functions and duties of the office’ after administration’s legal showdown to keep her in office, judge says

The Independent UK

Once-routine US attorney nominations become embroiled in politics - Roll Call

While Democrats try to thwart Trump on U.S. attorney nominees, Trump has worked to go around Democrats entirely.

Roll Call

The Attorney General Can Put Her Own Legal Team in Place—through U.S. Attorneys in New Jersey and Elsewhere

Acting through through Section 546, or temporarily through the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, the Attorney General is entitled to appoint U.S. Attorneys for the District of New Jersey and all other federal judicial districts. If done properly, such appointments preempt any need for judges to appoint U.S. Attorneys. But it…

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The Statute Allowing Judges to Appoint Interim U.S. Attorneys is Constitutional

Steve Calabresi's argument that judges cannot make such interim appointments is ultimately unpersuasive, as the Appointments Clause specifically allows Congress to vest such power in the Judiciary.

Reason

New Jersey US Attorney Fired After Being Chosen Over Former Trump Lawyer Alina Habba

The U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Desiree Leigh Grace, has been dismissed by the Justice Department.

Benzinga

Trump fights to save Alina Habba in latest showdown with the courts

IN FOCUS: New Jersey judges picked their own nominee to replace Trump’s personal attorney as the state’s top prosecutor. Then Pam Bondi fired her, sparking the most direct attack on the judiciary yet, Alex Woodward reports

The Independent UK

Who is Desiree Leigh Grace: Alina Habba's Replacement Fired Only Hours After Appointment for Being a 'Rogue Judge'

Desiree Leigh Grace was terminated by the DOJ just hours after being chosen as the replacement for New Jersey's Interim US Atty. Alina Habba. Here's why.

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Judges end Trump pick Alina Habba’s tenure as New Jersey’s top prosecutor

Justice department retaliates by removing career prosecutor named as Habba’s replacement

The Guardian - US

‘Politically motivated’ Alina Habba being pushed out by NJ judges who take rare step to appoint own candidate for top prosecutor

Trump, whose administration wields unprecedented influence over the Justice Department, could still act to preserve his pick

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