After a three-month battle over the legality of her appointment, Alina Habba has resigned from her position as the Acting U.S.attorney for the District of New Jersey. She announced her resignation as U.S.
attorney in a social media post on Monday.She will remain serving as "Senior Adviser to the Attorney General for U.S.
Attorneys." The resignation comes after a protracted legal fight about whether she could serve in the U.S.attorney role without Senate confirmation.Appeals court upholds disqualification of Alina Habba as US attorney for New JerseyIn August, a federal judge ruled that she was serving in the position "without lawful authority" and disqualified her as New Jersey's top federal law enforcement officer. A federal appeals court unanimously upheld that decision last week, and the Department of Justice has not appealed that decision. "As a result of the Third Circuit's ruling, and to protect the stability and integrity of the office which I love, I have decided to step down in my role as the U.S.
Attorney for the District of New Jersey," Habba said in her statement."But do not mistake compliance for surrender.
This decision will not weaken the Justice Department and it will not weaken me."“Following the flawed Third Circuit decision disqualifying Alina Habba from performing her duties in the U.S.Attorney's office for the District of New Jersey, I am saddened to accept Alina's resignation.“Following the flawed Third Circuit decision disqualifying Alina Habba from performing her duties in the U.S.
Attorney's office for the District of New Jersey, I am saddened to accept Alina's resignation," Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement."The Department of Justice will seek further review of this decision, and we are confident it will be reversed.
Alina intends to return to lead the U.S.Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey if this occurs."Despite the rulings, Habba remained in the position after Attorney General Pam Bondi named her...