USA v. GIRAUD III et al
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August 05, 2025
Meet The Pa. Judge In Showdown Over NJ US Atty's Authority
Amid a firestorm over Alina Habba's authority to serve as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, the dispute is now in the hands of a Pennsylvania federal judge known for his independent thinking and handing down a decision in a major 2020 election fraud case.
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August 01, 2025
NJ Court Will Mull Legality Of Habba's US Atty Appointment
If Alina Habba was illegally appointed acting U.S. attorney in New Jersey, a pair of defendants in a drug trafficking case are not entitled to dismissal of the indictment, but it "appears appropriate" that Habba would be barred from prosecuting them, a federal judge ruled Friday.
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July 30, 2025
US Atty Swap Was 'Calculated' To Evade Senate, NJ Court Told
The reappointment of Alina Habba from interim to acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey was an unconstitutional maneuver "calculated to bypass Senate confirmation," a defendant seeking dismissal of his drug trafficking indictment told a federal judge Wednesday, while prosecutors opposed the motion as a "dispute over titles, not authority."
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July 29, 2025
Judge Breaks Up Review Of Challenge To New Jersey US Atty
The chief judge for Pennsylvania's Middle District, who is overseeing a drug trafficking case in New Jersey, on Tuesday evening issued a directive bifurcating a challenge to acting U.S. Attorney Alina Habba's authority in order to analyze whether the defendants are entitled to relief if she was illegally appointed.
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July 28, 2025
New Jersey US Atty Faces Authority Challenge In Drug Case
A New Jersey man facing federal drug and firearms charges is mounting what appears to be the first formal legal challenge to Alina Habba's continued role as acting U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, arguing that her appointment is unlawful and undermines the legitimacy of his prosecution.
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