A federal appeals court ruled on Dec. 1 that Trump administration appointee Alina Habba is disqualified as U.S. attorney for New Jersey.
The new ruling came from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
“It is apparent that the current administration has been frustrated by some of the legal and political barriers to getting its appointees in place,” the court said in a written opinion.
“Its efforts to elevate its preferred candidate for U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Alina Habba, to the role of Acting U.S. Attorney demonstrate the difficulties it has faced—yet the citizens of New Jersey and the loyal employees in the U.S. Attorney’s Office deserve some clarity and stability.”…
Appeals Court Disqualifies Alina Habba as US Attorney in New Jersey
