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Judge rules Bill Essayli is not lawfully serving as top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles
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A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli is not lawfully serving as the top federal prosecutor for the Central District of California, which includes Los Angeles. Judge J. Michael Seabright wrote that Essayli is unlawfully serving as a de facto United States attorney. According to the Guardian, the ruling disqualifies him from overseeing several cases, but it is automatically stayed pending appeal by the Trump administration and does not take immediate effect. Essayli said he disagrees with the order and will serve in his current role until the Supreme Court decides the question. According to the Associated Press, the dispute centers on whether acting U.S. attorneys can stay beyond the 120-day limit set by federal law.
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A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli is not lawfully serving as the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles.
Across the spectrumReported byLeft2Far Right2See the outletsHide the outlets
- Left
- The Guardian, ABC News
- Far Right
- Fox News, RedState
The judge wrote that Essayli is unlawfully serving as a de facto United States attorney.
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- ABC News
- Far Right
- Fox News, RedState
The ruling disqualifies Essayli from overseeing several cases.
One outletThe Guardian· Left
The order is automatically stayed pending a government motion for a stay pending appeal and does not take immediate effect.
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- Left
- The Guardian, ABC News
Essayli says he disagrees with the order and will serve in his role until the Supreme Court decides.
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- The Guardian, ABC News
- Far Right
- Fox News
The dispute concerns whether acting U.S. attorneys can serve beyond the 120-day limit set by federal law.
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- The Guardian, ABC News
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Whether Essayli is lawfully serving as the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles.
Judge J. Michael Seabright ruled he is unlawfully serving as a de facto US attorney. Essayli says the president and attorney general have the right to select supervisors and that the Supreme Court will decide, and the Trump administration is appealing the order.
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Every side reports that a judge ruled Bill Essayli is not lawfully serving as top prosecutor in Los Angeles. The left centers the 120-day limit and the ruling’s stay, while the right centers the unlawful-serving finding and a ballot hearing.
the left
2 outlets
Left headlines lead with the judge’s ruling that Essayli is not legally serving, with the Guardian casting it as an overstay and disqualification from cases.
Judge disqualifies California prosecutor from cases for overstay in legal role
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Right headlines lead with the judge’s finding that Essayli is unlawfully serving as a de facto US attorney; Far Right RedState instead leads with his exit from a ballot hearing and the noncitizen voter-roll issue.
Federal judge rules Bill Essayli unlawfully serving as de facto US attorney in California
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handpicked acting U.S. attorneysdesigned to bypass
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handpicked acting U.S. attorneysMore neutral: acting U.S. attorneys chosen by the administration
The word handpicked implies a personal selection motive that the ruling does not state.
…is the latest roadblock to the Trump administration’s effort to extend handpicked acting U.S. attorneys beyond the 120-day limit set by federal law.
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designed to bypassMore neutral: intended to avoid
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The strategy was designed to bypass confirmation by the U.S.
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From the left
2 outletsLeads with
- disqualification from cases
- automatic stay pending appeal
- 120-day limit on acting prosecutors
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- ballot hearing on mail ballots from voters flagged as likely noncitizens
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Federal judge rules top US prosecutor in Los Angeles isn't legally serving
A federal judge has ruled that Republican Bill Essayli is not legally serving as the top U.S. prosecutor in Los Angeles
- The GuardianLeft
Judge disqualifies California prosecutor from cases for overstay in legal role
Bill Essayli said in statement he ‘disagrees with the court’s order’ which was stayed immediately A federal judge disqualified Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in southern California, from overseeing several cases on Tuesday, part of an ongoing legal battle over whether …
From the center
0 outletsNo center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.
From the right
2 outletsLeads with
- unlawful service as a de facto attorney
- Supreme Court as final decider
- ballot hearing and noncitizen voter claims
Leaves out
- 120-day limit on acting U.S. attorneys set by federal law
Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.
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- RedStateFar Right
Essayli Leaves CA Ballot Hearing to Face Ruling That He's 'Unlawfully' Serving As US Attorney
As First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli left the courtroom Tuesday afternoon at the conclusion of an almost three-hour long emergency hearing related to how to handle mail ballots returned by 20,000 "likely noncitizens" on California's voter rolls, he was approached by Los …
- Fox NewsFar Right
Federal judge rules Bill Essayli unlawfully serving as de facto US attorney in California
Bill Essayli says the Supreme Court will ultimately decide his fate after a federal judge ruled he is unlawfully serving as a de facto U.S. attorney.
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First to report
The Guardian, Oct 27, 8:45 PM EDT
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Right
4 hr 37 min later
Its first report, Oct 28, 1:22 AM EDT
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- The GuardianLeftOct 27, 8:45 PM EDT
- Fox NewsFar RightOct 28, 1:22 AM EDT
- RedStateFar RightOct 28, 2:32 AM EDT
- ABC NewsLeftOct 28, 2:47 AM EDT
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