Alina Habba resigns as US Attorney after unlawful appointment

• Alina Habba resigned as acting US attorney for the District of New Jersey after a court ruled her appointment unlawful.
• The 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals found the Trump administration bypassed standard confirmation procedures for her appointment.
• Habba stated her resignation was to safeguard the office's integrity, but she would not "surrender."
• Attorney General Pam Bondi indicated the Justice Department would seek further review of the ruling.
• Similar rulings affected other Trump-appointed US attorneys, but Habba is the first to leave office due to such a decision.

Why It Matters: Unlawful appointments challenge legal integrity and executive power.