The Attorney General Can Put Her Own Legal Team in Place—through U.S. Attorneys in New Jersey and Elsewhere
Recently questions have swirled around how the Attorney General can appoint an “interim” U.S. Attorney before the Senate has acted to permanently fill the position, with a focus on the New Jersey position that has been filled temporarily by Alina Habba. A statute (28 U.S.C. 546) allows the Attorney General to make an interim appointment […]