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In It to Win It

(12,135 posts) Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:06 AM Monday

BREAKING: 3rd Circuit rejects bid to make Trump lawyer Alina Habba acting US attorney. [View all]

BREAKING: 1st appeals court decision on controversial temporary US Attorney installations goes against Trump, 3-0. 3rd Circuit rejects bid to make Trump lawyer Alina Habba acting US attorney. Restrepo/ Smith/Fisher (Obama/GWB/GWB) Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein.bsky.social) 2025-12-01T14:00:41.472Z

#BREAKING: Ideologically diverse Third Circuit panel unanimously *affirms* district court ruling that Alina Habba was *not* lawfully appointed to serve as Acting U.S. Attorney for New Jersey *or* to otherwise exercise the functions of that office:

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
— Steve Vladeck (@stevevladeck.bsky.social) 2025-12-01T14:20:37.219Z

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BREAKING: 3rd Circuit rejects bid to make Trump lawyer Alina Habba acting US attorney. [View all] In It to Win It Monday OP

Sooo much winning. boonecreek Monday #1

And here he comes talking about dissolving the courts in 3... 2... (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Monday #2

Alina Habba remains DISQUALIFIED as U.S. Attorney as Third Circuit affirms LetMyPeopleVote Monday #3

They literally failed in every attempt at a loophole Prairie Gates Monday #6

Appeals court upholds disqualification of Alina Habba as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor LetMyPeopleVote Monday #4

Unanimous opinion: one Obama judge, two GW Bush judges. onenote Monday #5

Excellent! n/t iluvtennis Monday #7

Wow EuterpeThelo Monday #8

Now do the beauty contestant runner-up johnnyplankton Monday #9

She'll have to go back to being a Republican Barbie Doll. milestogo Monday #10

Deadline Legal Blog-Appeals court upholds Alina Habba's disqualification as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor LetMyPeopleVote Monday #11

Good. We need actual lawyers prosecuting crimes. Not parking ticket rookies Takket Monday #12

Maybe if he nominated good lawyers instead of terrible ones. Iggo Monday #13

It appears that particular commodity is pretty thin. bluesbassman Monday #14

Another fail. Until her disbarment is decided she can go back to heading NJ's ace team of parking garage lawyers Grins Monday #15

The Ketchup is flying today, not only in the WH, MarineCombatEngineer Monday #16

A small victory. Habba's gonna go nuclear. She should go to prison. BradBo Monday #17