Well this is good news to wake up on a Monday to:
https://meidasnews.com/news/unanimous-appellate-court-upholds-disqualifying-alina-habba-as-u-s-attorney
Unanimous Appellate Court Upholds Disqualifying Alina Habba as U.S. Attorney
A major loss for the Trump Administration
A growing national legal battle over temporary U.S. attorney appointments has reached a critical point in New Jersey, where Acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba’s authority is under intense scrutiny. A federal judge has already determined that Habba has been serving unlawfully since her interim appointment, made by President Donald Trump, expired in July. Although she remained in the position, the administration’s appeal faces long odds as courts around the country hand down similar rulings.
Now, this morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously reaffirmed that Habba is disqualified from serving as acting U.S. attorney, marking the first appellate decision on the administration’s controversial approach to interim federal prosecutor appointments, and the result was a 3–0 setback for Trump.
This morning, the 3rd Circuit ruled that Habba was not only disqualified as acting U.S. Attorney, but she was also disqualified as serving as the U.S. Attorney. Read the full order here.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26313458-habbaopn120125/
More as I find it.
Adding the CBS coverage:
www.cbsnews.com/…
Appeals court disqualifies Alina Habba, Trump's former personal lawyer, as acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey
...U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann ruled in August that Habba has been serving without lawful authority since the beginning of July, when she was tapped to temporarily lead the U.S. Attorney's Office in New Jersey. Brann said she must be disqualified from participating in ongoing cases.
FOX of course spins it as “setback”, and already coaching Rump:
www.foxnews.com/…
Trump hit with setback as court rules Alina Habba unlawfully served as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey
The decision comes as President Donald Trump has fought to keep his preferred US attorney nominees in charge in blue states
...The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said in a unanimous 3-0 order that a lower court was correct to disqualify Habba, a fiery Trump loyalist who previously served as the president's personal defense lawyer.
The Trump administration could ask for a full panel of 3rd Circuit judges to reconsider the decision, or it could turn to the Supreme Court to weigh in. Fox News Digital reached out to the Department of Justice and a Habba spokesperson for comment.
