# Lindsey Halligan

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-09**: Fourth Circuit to hear Halligan arguments — The Fourth Circuit is scheduled to hear arguments on whether Lindsey Halligan's appointment as US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was unlawful.
- **2026-08-21**: Second Circuit issues 2-1 ruling; DOJ vows Supreme Court appeal — The Second Circuit upholds the January ruling against Sarcone, marking the third appellate rejection of the administration's appointment process. The Justice Department says it intends to take the case to the Supreme Court.
- **2026-08-20**: Sarcone announces arrest of Jessica Bowie — Sarcone, continuing as first assistant US attorney, holds a news conference announcing the arrest of Jessica Bowie, 35, of Albany.
- **2026-08**: Ninth Circuit rules Sigal Chattah serving unlawfully — Earlier in the week of the Second Circuit ruling, the Ninth Circuit holds that Nevada US attorney Sigal Chattah is serving unlawfully; DOJ says it will appeal.
- **2026-01**: District court disqualifies Sarcone from James probe — A lower court in the Northern District of New York rules John Sarcone III's appointment as acting US attorney invalid and disqualifies him from the investigation of New York AG Letitia James.
- **2025-12**: Third Circuit invalidates Alina Habba's appointment — The Third Circuit rules that Alina Habba was not validly appointed as US attorney for New Jersey.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### 2-1 Second Circuit Ruling Is 3rd Rejection of Trump US Attorney Picks
2026-08-23 18:20:45 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

The Second Circuit's 2-1 ruling invalidates John Sarcone III's Albany appointment and disqualifies him from the Letitia James investigation — the third appellate rejection of the administration's unconfirmed US attorney process. The decision deepens a remedy split over whether dismissals follow when an invalidly appointed officer acted alone, teeing up Supreme Court review of the Appointments Clause.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/second-circuit-sarcone-appointments-clause-third-rejection

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