NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – MAY 15: Alina Habba, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, arrives at the courthouse where Mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka’s hearing will be held on May 15, 2025 in Newark, New Jersey. Baraka appeared in federal court
- A federal judge ruled that acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba has been acting without legal authority for over a month.
- A judge was set to decide whether Habba could continue to serve as New Jersey’s acting U.S. Attorney after President Donald Trump avoided the Senate confirmation process required to keep her in the position.
- Habba is President Trump’s former personal defense attorney.
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