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'The premise is wrong': Alina Habba tells judge she actually was lawfully reappointed as acting US attorney — and this is why

After a criminal defense attorney for an accused drug trafficker complained, Alina Habba insists her reappointment as acting ...

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 ...

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.

'Usurpation of judicial authority': Accused drug trafficker's lawyer asks court to declare that anything Alina Habba does is 'without legal effect'

A criminal defense attorney for an accused drug trafficker has asked a judge to declare that acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba ...

Alina Habba's Authority Challenged in Drugs Lawsuit

Alina Habba's role as acting U.S. Attorney faces a test after an attorney in a drug and weapons case filed a motion ...

How a routine drug case could decide Alina Habba’s fate as U.S. attorney

A New Jersey defendant argues that Habba can’t lawfully prosecute the case because she isn’t legally the U.S. attorney for ...

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 ...

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 ...