Judge rules Alina Habba was unlawfully appointed as U.S. Attorney in New Jersey

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge on Thursday sided with two New Jersey criminal defendants who sought to block a former personal lawyer to President Donald Trump, Alina Habba, from prosecuting them based on a claim she was unlawfully appointed as the state's top federal prosecutor.

(Reporting by Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch; editing by Scott Malone)