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Court Blocks Sigal Chattah’s Extended Role | Reno News
The Ninth Circuit just ruled that the Justice Department can’t sneakily keep Sigal Chattah in charge of Nevada’s U.S. Attorney’s Office by reappointing her as “first assistant” after her interim term expired — a move the court called legally invalid. The judges made it clear that the law only allows the current first assistant to step in automatically, not letting the AG pick a new one months later to bypass Senate confirmation. While Chattah can’t supervise ongoing cases, the indictments remain valid since other prosecutors retained their authority. This decision strikes back at attempts to…
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