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Habba set to remain as top prosecutor in New Jersey after White House maneuver
On Thursday, one day before Alina Habba's tenure as the Interim United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey was set ...
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 ...
NJ's interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba says she is staying: 'I don't cower to pressure'
New Jersey's U.S. District Court judges opted to appoint someone else to the role, but Alina Habba posted on social media the ...
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 yanks Habba's nomination for U.S. attorney, appoints her in acting capacity
The federal district court in New Jersey appointed Alina Habba's deputy, Desiree Leigh Grace, to serve as U.S. attorney.
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 ...