Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Strategy of Picking U.S. Attorneys

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August 17, 2026
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The New York Times
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Anne Joseph O’Connell, a professor at Stanford University Law School, said the Ninth Circuit ruling suggested the court was open to “a possible solution” which entailed delegating authority over the U.S. attorney’s office to more than one person. This strategy was previously rejected by a lower court judge.

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