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US lower court judges are challenging Trump’s ‘war on the rule of law’, experts say

Impact of rulings by these judges has been sizable, slowing or halting some of the president’s most extreme policies

The Guardian - US · Apr 6

Judge appoints new US attorney for New Jersey after Habba, other officials were disqualified

A federal judge has appointed veteran prosecutor Robert Frazer as U.S. attorney for New Jersey, ending a dispute between the judiciary and Trump administration

The Independent UK · Mar 23

Judge throws prosecutor out of court and orders leaders of NJ’s US Attorney’s Office to testify

A judge threw a government attorney out of a hearing and ordered the three officials in charge of New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney’s Office to answer his questions under oath

The Independent UK · Mar 17

Appellate judges question moves to keep Alina Habba in place as top New Jersey prosecutor

Federal appeals court judges questioned the Trump administration’s maneuvers to keep the president’s former lawyer, Alina Habba, in place as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025

Fresh off another court loss, Alina Habba says judges should be ‘respecting the president’

On Thursday, a federal judge ruled that Habba could not preside over criminal cases, declaring her to be acting “without lawful authority.”

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025

Judge rules Trump lawyer Alina Habba is unlawfully serving as US attorney

The Trump administration has ignored a July decision from a panel of judges replacing Habba as interim US attorney.

Al Jazeera · Aug 21, 2025

Judge rules ex-Trump lawyer unlawfully serving as US attorney in New Jersey

Matthew Brann finds US government used ‘a novel series of legal and personnel moves’ to try to retain Alina Habba

The Guardian - US · Aug 21, 2025