Carrie Johnson
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The three-judge panel for the U.S.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit unanimously ruled Alina Haba is disqualified from supervising cases.
The court found Haba had been put into the U.S.
attorney job in New Jersey in an unlawful way.
The Trump administration's been frustrated in advancing some of its nominees for those top prosecutor jobs, but the court said people in New Jersey and loyal workers at the Justice Department deserve some stability and clarity.
Similar challenges are underway to Trump prosecutors in California, New York, Nevada, and Virginia.
A court there dismissed indictments against former FBI Director Jim Comey and New York Attorney General Tish James based on the appointments issue.
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The judge found the process was invalid, that if the Trump administration wanted to pick a U.S.
attorney, it had to go through the right steps.
Typically, that would be nomination and confirmation by the Senate.
This woman, Lindsay Halligan, has no prior experience as a prosecutor, but she was installed as U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, that's one of the most important offices in the country, on orders from President Trump.