Legalectric

There are so many crucial court decisions coming down, it’s hard to keep up, but I try to put them up here for reference.

Yesterday, an extremely detailed Memorandum Opinion written by The Honorable Matthew W. Brann, Chief United States District Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (a known Republican) was issued on whether Alina Habba “is lawfully performing the functions and duties of the office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey.” Bottom line? NO, SHE WAS NOT.

The challenge that raised the issue was one challenge, then joined by a second, to actions taken by Habba while acting as Interim United States Attorney, and though Habba’s actions taken were illegal, the charges against defendants Giruads and Pina, were not dismissed.

This is worth reading to get a feel for the contortions the Trump administration went through to put Habba in place, and to keep her in place. It’s a complicated web, and Judge Brann saw through it and explained in technicolor.