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Appeals Court Rules Trump’s Personal Attorney Alina Habba Is an Unlawful U.S. Attorney

HeadlineDec 02, 2025

A federal appeals court has ruled that President Trump’s former personal attorney, Alina Habba, is serving unlawfully as U.S. attorney for New Jersey. In their unanimous ruling on Monday, three judges with the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Trump administration broke the law as it maneuvered to keep Habba installed as the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey after her 120-day interim appointment expired in July. This comes just days after a federal judge ruled that acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan — another former Trump lawyer with no experience prosecuting criminal cases — was also installed to her position unlawfully.

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