Appeals Court Rules Trump's Albany U.S. Attorney Is Serving Unlawfully and Bars Him From the Letitia James Investigation

Date

Aug 21, 2026

Outcome

Administration lost

Posture

Merits

Party

United States

Source

us.cnn.com ↗

Publisher

CNN

Disposition

Second Circuit affirmed 2-1 on Aug. 21, 2026 that John Sarcone was not validly appointed acting U.S. attorney and is disqualified from the Letitia James investigation; the Justice Department says it will appeal to the Supreme Court.

Caveat

Appellate affirmance 2-1; the Justice Department says it will seek Supreme Court review.

Ledger id

1953

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