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Now named NJ's acting U.S. attorney, Alina Habba says she doesn't 'cower to pressure'
New Jersey's U.S. District Court judges opted to appoint someone else, but a Justice Department maneuver has kept Alina Habba ...
With Alina Habba's time as acting U.S. attorney in N.J. almost up, a test of the limits of presidential power is playing out
Alina Habba's 120-day term ends Friday. Tuesday, a group of federal judges in New Jersey voted not to extend Habba's interim ...
Judges’ pick to be new US attorney in NJ vows to take office despite being fired by Justice Department
A possible standoff is brewing over who will replace Alina Habba as US attorney in New Jersey with her interim appointment ...
Alina Habba’s troubled tenure as a federal prosecutor ends with a whimper
As Trump's former defense attorney gives up her U.S. attorney post, it's worth remembering that she never should've been ...
New Jersey US attorney post: Alina Habba or Desiree Leigh Grace? Justice department clash with federal judges over lawyers in contention
A power struggle has erupted in the New Jersey US attorney's office as federal judges appointed Desiree Leigh Grace to the ...
Trump Has Defied Federal Judges To Install His Personal Attorney In A Powerful Role
Despite a panel of federal judges picking another person for the job, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina ...
Trump’s gambit to keep Alina Habba in charge in New Jersey: Withdraw her nomination
As part of the gambit, a Justice Department official described a process that involves President Donald Trump withdrawing Habba’s nomination to permanently take the post. Then, Attorney General Pam ...