Appeals court says Trump-appointed US attorney in Nevada can’t legally serve in the role

Appeals court says Trump-appointed US attorney in Nevada can’t legally serve in the role  AP News

The Trump Administration sought to keep ideologically aligned federal prosecutors in place without confirmation by the Senate.

A federal appeals court unanimously ruled on Monday that Nevada’s acting U.S. attorney, Sigal Chattah, is serving in the position unlawfully. Judges previously ruled in September that the state’s top federal prosecutor was serving in her position illegally after her interim term expired. The Trump administration appeal

A federal appeals court found the Justice Department unlawfully bypassed Senate confirmation to install Sigal Chattah as Nevada's top prosecutor.

A federal appellate court on Monday affirmed a lower-court ruling that had disqualified Sigal Chattah from serving as the Nevada’s top federal prosecutor.

A federal appeals court panel on Monday upheld an order that disqualified Sigal Chattah from the top federal prosecutorial job in Nevada, ruling that the Justice Department’s effort to sidestep Senate confirmation is unlawful.  A three-judge panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed in a 36-page opinion

A federal appeals court on Friday sided with the Trump administration in its effort to subpoena doctors and clinics that provide sex change drugs and surgeries to minors.