Mitchell Epner provided insights to USA Today regarding the federal appeals court ruling affirming that Alina Habba, former personal lawyer to President Trump, was unlawfully serving as the New Jersey US Attorney. The unanimous ruling by a three-judge panel was issued on December 1, 2025.
Mitchell explained, The DOJ tried to do the same thing with Lindsey Halligan in the Eastern District of Virginia. If the DOJ moves forward with their promised appeal, they will now have the 3rd Circuit already having written on this question and making it absolutely clear that, as far as the 3rd Circuit is concerned, this is an open-and-shut case.
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