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fromABA Journal
1 week ago

Florida Bar reverses itself, says it is not investigating Lindsey Halligan

The Florida Bar reversed its position, stating it is not investigating Lindsey Halligan after initially claiming an investigation was pending.
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fromABA Journal
4 weeks ago

US attorney appointed by federal judges in New York abruptly fired by Trump administration

The White House removed Donald T. Kinsella hours after federal judges appointed him U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York.
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fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Judge Demands Fake U.S. Attorney Explain Why She's Still Pretending To Be U.S. Attorney - Above the Law

A judge ordered Lindsey Halligan to explain why she identifies as U.S. Attorney despite a prior ruling that she is not.
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fromABC7 San Francisco
3 months ago

Appeals court upholds disqualification of Alina Habba as US attorney for New Jersey

A federal appeals court disqualified Alina Habba from serving as U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, finding the appointment violated the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 months ago

James Comey, Letitia James argue US attorney in their cases hired illegally

Comey and Letitia James asked a federal judge to dismiss charges, arguing Lindsey Halligan's interim US Attorney appointment was invalid and politically motivated.
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fromFortune
5 months ago
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Meet Lindsey Halligan, the 36-year-old former insurance lawyer who only worked 3 federal cases before Trump promoted her to U.S. attorney | Fortune

fromFortune
5 months ago
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Meet Lindsey Halligan, the 36-year-old former insurance lawyer who only worked 3 federal cases before Trump promoted her to U.S. attorney | Fortune

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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Comey asks judge to dismiss criminal charges claiming selective prosecution

James Comey asked a judge to dismiss criminal charges, arguing selective prosecution tied to President Trump's animus and that the US attorney was unlawfully appointed.
fromAbove the Law
5 months ago

Letitia James Becomes Second Trump Political Enemy To Be Indicted - Above the Law

Two separate career prosecutors did not believe there was enough evidence to support mortgage fraud charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James. But James was the driving force behind the civil fraud case against the Trump organization, and a major thorn in Donald Trump's side. So... here we are. Today, James became t he second Trump political enemy to be indicted.
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fromBoston.com
5 months ago

Trump's handpicked prosecutor takes over Comey and James cases

The president installed a loyal interim U.S. attorney to pressure indictments against James Comey and Letitia James as a statute of limitations nears.
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fromwww.esquire.com
5 months ago

Trump's Newest U.S. Attorney Hire IsSurprise, SurpriseUnqualified for the Job

The president nominated Lindsey Halligan as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia amid efforts to pursue politically motivated prosecutions, including targeting Letitia James.
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 months ago

Go To HELL!' Trump Rages at Grassley Over BLUE SLIP' Rule Blocking Alina Habba From NJ Prosecutor Job

I have a Constitutional Right to appoint Judges and U.S. Attorneys, but that RIGHT has been completely taken away from me in States that have just one Democrat United States Senator, Trump wrote. This is because of an old and outdated custom' known as a BLUE SLIP, that Senator Chuck Grassley, of the Great State of Iowa, refuses to overturn, even though the Democrats, including Crooked Joe Biden (Twice!), have done so on numerous occasions.
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