Oh, Alina Habba. The Trump administration has tried so mightily to keep you, the president’s former defense lawyer, installed as acting U.S. attorney for the district of New Jersey, a job you are in no way qualified for. It turns out all their efforts were for naught, and you aren’t legally in your job. Oh—and you haven’t been since July 1.

On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann dropped Habba’s 77-page termination notice, and it is a treat if you are the kind of sicko who enjoys long walks on the beach, candlelit dinners, and reading about the Federal Vacancies Reform Act. If that’s not you, here are the highlights on how and why Habba is out.

Brann’s ruling was in response to a challenge by three people indicted by Habba’s office, arguing that if Habba is not lawfully in her rol

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