A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, has been unlawfully serving as the ...

Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba lacks legal authority to continue prosecuting federal cases in New Jersey, a ...

The court, saying the administration used “a novel series of legal and personnel moves,” held that Habba’s term as the ...

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

Judge Matthew Brann ruled that Alina Habba's interim appointment as U.S. attorney for N.J. ended July 1, making her actions ...

The decision could throw the Garden State’s federal prosecutions into chaos, though the effects are paused — for now.

The court said the Trump administration’s maneuvers to keep her in the role without getting confirmation from the U.S. Senate ...

Court finds Trump administration's legal maneuvers to keep former lawyer in power were unlawful A federal judge ruled on ...

Defense lawyers had questioned whether Alina Habba, a Trump loyalist, was legally authorized to run the U.S. attorney’s ...

The ruling came in response to a filing brought on behalf of defendants in New Jersey, who argued that Habba lacked legal ...

When federal prosecutors in June charged Rep. LoMonica McIver with assaulting officers, they excluded key details, McIver now ...