Overview
- A Third Circuit panel last week affirmed a lower-court finding that Habba’s continued service violated federal appointments law and formally disqualified her.
- Habba said she will stay at the Justice Department as a senior adviser to Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche named Philip Lamparello, Jordan Fox, and Ari Fontecchio to divide leadership of the New Jersey office.
- Bondi said the department will pursue further review of the decision and indicated Habba could return if the ruling is reversed.
- Courts have reached similar conclusions in other districts, including a ruling that led to dismissed cases in Virginia, and New Jersey courts experienced paused proceedings and signature workarounds during the dispute.