In a request for rehearing en banc filed Wednesday, the federal government asked the Third Circuit to reconsider its decision blocking Alina Habba from serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, saying the issue is "of exceptional importance."
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DOJ Calls On 3rd Circ. To Rethink Habba DQ Ruling

By Ryan Boysen

In a request for rehearing en banc filed Wednesday, the federal government asked the Third Circuit to reconsider its decision blocking Alina Habba from serving as acting U.S. attorney for New Jersey, saying the issue is "of exceptional importance."

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Graham Blocks Bill To Repeal DOJ Lawsuit Provision

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., tried and failed Wednesday to expedite the passage of a bill that would repeal a provision of the government funding package enacted in November that allows senators investigated by former special counsel Jack Smith to sue for damages.

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Trump, Co-Defendants Aim To Mute DA Willis On Fee Demands

By Emily Johnson

President Donald Trump and others say that the Fulton County District Attorney's Office shouldn't be allowed to weigh in on their request for millions of dollars in legal fees after the district attorney's office was disqualified from the now-dropped election interference case.

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Trump Renominates NY, Virginia US Attorneys

By Emily Sawicki

President Donald Trump is taking a second crack at securing his picks for federal prosecutors in districts where he previously failed to obtain U.S. Senate approval, including renominating Lindsey Halligan to the role of U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, weeks after a federal judge ruled she was not lawfully serving.

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Justices Wary Of NJ's Immunity Defense In Transit Injury Suits

By Carla Baranauckas

The U.S. Supreme Court signaled skepticism Wednesday toward New Jersey's bid to cloak its public transit system in sovereign immunity, repeatedly questioning why the state chose the corporate form and rejected liability for the agency's debts but now insists the entity functions as an arm of the state.

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Justices Unanimously Uphold Warrantless Entry Standard

By Brandon Lowrey

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld the objective reasonableness standard police must meet to enter a home without a warrant during a potential emergency, declining a petitioner's request to raise the bar.

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Justices Decline To Double-Punish Gun Defendant

By Phillip Bantz

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that subjecting defendants to separate sentences stemming from a single deadly federal firearm offense is a constitutional violation, settling a seven-circuit split and clarifying the scope of the Fifth Amendment's double jeopardy clause.

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High Court Says Candidate Has Standing In Ill. Ballot Case

By Celeste Bott

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday revived an Illinois congressman's suit challenging the state's policy of counting certain ballots after Election Day, finding that candidates for public office have standing to bring prospective challenges to election laws.

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House Blocks GOP Bid To Cut Funds For DC Judges, Courts

By Courtney Bublé

The House on Wednesday failed to approve a Republican-led amendment to a government funding bill that would decrease the funding for D.C. courts and take aim at two federal judges Republicans are looking to impeach.

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Judge Seems Reluctant To Block Ga. Campaign Finance Rules

By Kelcey Caulder

A federal judge indicated Wednesday she was unlikely to grant an injunction freezing enforcement of a campaign finance scheme Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says gives his rival an advantage as they campaign for governor.

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Fla. Gov. Picks Appellate Judge For High Court Seat

By Carolina Bolado

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that he is appointing First District Court of Appeal Judge Adam Tanenbaum to the Florida Supreme Court to fill the seat vacated by Justice Charles Canady.

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Texas Justices Reject High Court Hopeful's Late Ballot Bid

By Lynn LaRowe

The Texas Supreme Court has declined to order the state's Republican Party chair to certify an Austin, Texas, area attorney as a candidate for a seat on the court, finding that the party official is not required to accept an application amended after the filing deadline.

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Disbarred Atty Wants Tax Loss Evidentiary Hearing Canceled

By Anna Scott Farrell

A disbarred attorney facing sentencing for evading taxes on more than $100 million in legal fees asked a Pennsylvania federal court Wednesday to cancel a next-day hearing in which the federal government plans to introduce new evidence and a witness regarding its tax losses.

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Fla. Atty Witness In Charity Probe Picked For Appellate Seat

By Carolina Bolado

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday nominated John Guard, senior counselor to the attorney general of Florida, to an appellate court seat, after his nomination for a federal judgeship fizzled once he came under scrutiny in a criminal probe regarding a charity connected to the governor.

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