New Jersey

Watchdog Responds to Judges’ Alina Habba Ruling, Encourages NJ Bar to Act

“The judges’ decision today recognizes that Ms. Habba’s conduct disqualifies her from continued service in her role as US Attorney; but this should not be where accountability ends. CfA’s bar complaint against Ms. Habba remains outstanding and, absent a thorough investigation and appropriate consequences, nothing prevents her from repeating the sort of inappropriate conduct that led the judges to oust her.”

Watchdog Files Bar Complaint Over Alina Habba’s Pattern of Unethical Conduct

Campaign for Accountability asked the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics to investigate Alina Habba, the Interim United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, for potential violations of the New Jersey Rules of Professional Conduct related to her ordering the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, subsequent prosecution of Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, and announcing a criminal investigation into New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matt Platkin.

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