An Arizona federal judge sitting by designation in four Nevada criminal cases has "disqualified" acting U.S. Attorney Sigal Chattah from supervising the prosecutions because that "would be unlawful." It's the second such decision to go against the Trump administration's DOJ — and possibly a sign of things to come.

To keep Chattah in place upon the expiration of her 120-day interim term as top federal prosecutor, sidestepping the constitutional mandate for the Senate's advice and consent over permanent U.S. attorney nominees, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi in July deployed a strategy that was used in New Jersey to reappoint Alina Habba , President Donald Trump's former personal attorney.

Though the specific circumstances differed , both Chattah and Habba resigned before they reached thei

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