9th Circ. Judges Doubt AG-Picked Nevada US Atty Can Serve

By Dorothy Atkins ( February 12, 2026, 6:35 PM EST) -- Two judges on a Ninth Circuit panel doubted Thursday the government's argument that a lower court erred by finding the U.S. Attorney General wrongly appointed Nevada's top federal prosecutor, with both judges repeatedly noting that the government's legal theory suggests that U.S. attorneys could circumvent the nomination process indefinitely....

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