A three-judge panel slapped down U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi 's attempt to keep a Donald Trump loyalist in place as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey , ruling Monday that Alina Habba was rightfully disqualified from her challengers' cases.

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a unanimous opinion penned by Senior U.S. Circuit Judge D. Michael Fisher, noted that as much as the Trump administration would like to install preferred individuals at U.S. attorneys' offices, bypassing confirmation hearings in the U.S. Senate and the Constitution along the way, New Jersey citizens and federal employees under Habba alike need "clarity and stability" on the issue of her legitimacy.

"The U.S. Attorney leading each office is an officer whose appointment requires Senate confirmation. W

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