Could NV's top federal prosecutor face challenges after NJ ruling?
By Noble Brigham
Las Vegas Review-Journal
August 22, 2025 - 8:29 pm
Some legal experts think acting Nevada U.S. attorney Sigal Chattah could face challenges after a Thursday ruling that her New Jersey counterpart was serving unlawfully.
She and Alina Habba both went from interim U.S. attorney to acting U.S. attorney and have not been confirmed by the Senate.
“I think there are plausible arguments that she’s not serving legally,” said Nina Mendelson, a professor of law at the University of Michigan, referring to Chattah in a phone interview before the decision.
Chief U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann found Habba’s appointment as acting U.S. attorney was unlawful and that she had acted “without lawful authority” since July 1, the date he found that her interim appointment had ended ...
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