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Alina Habba blames Grassley for stalling Senate nomination with ‘blue slip’ judicial tradition amid New Jersey court battle

Acting New Jersey U.S. Attorney Alina Habba blamed Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) on Thursday for some of her struggles to keep ...
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Senate Judiciary chair says that Habba didn’t have the votes for Senate confirmation

When President Donald Trump nominated Alina Habba for a full term as U.S. Attorney on July 1, he ran into a long-standing and ...

Trump threatens lawsuit over 'blue slips' as top GOP senator bucks demand to bend Senate rules for nominees

President Donald Trump renewed his demand for the Senate's "blue slip" tradition to be done away with and urged Senate ...

Trump seeks to ramp up pressure on Grassley over ‘blue slip’ controversy

President Trump sought to ramp up pressure on Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Sunday over his ...

Trump administration appeals judge's ruling that Alina Habba can't remain NJ U.S. attorney

Days after a federal judge ruled that Alina Habba has unlawfully served as acting U.S. attorney for NJ, the government has ...
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DOJ appeals judge's ruling that Alina Habba has been unlawfully working as US attorney in NJ

U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann determined last week that tactics to keep Habba in the office were not "lawful," but placed ...

Habba knocks Grassley after judge rules she lacks legal authority

Alina Habba, the acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, knocked Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on Thursday, after a federal judge ...