Civil Procedure,
Civil Litigation
Dec. 2, 2025
DOJ defends Bondi's authority to appoint First US Attorney in LA
The Justice Department argues Bilal Essayli was lawfully appointed first assistant U.S. attorney in the Central District, urging a judge to reject renewed constitutional challenges as similar cases in other states question Attorney General Pam Bondi's authority.
The Justice Department is urging a federal judge to shut down a renewed constitutional challenge to First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bilal A. Essayli's position, arguing this week that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi had full authority to appoint him, while courts in two other states have ruled the opposite about similarly installed federal prosecutors.
The government's response, filed Nov. 26, pushed back on arguments by defense attorneys in the Central District of Californi...
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