A judge ruled Habba unlawfully held the U.S. attorney post in New Jersey, but stayed his order, teeing up an appeals court clash.

Alina Habba, President Trump's former personal lawyer, has been serving as New Jersey's U.S. attorney "without lawful authority" since early July, a judge said.

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

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 ...

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 ...

A federal judge on Thursday ruled that Alina Habba, a former personal lawyer to President Trump, has been unlawfully serving as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor. U.S. District Judge ...