Federal judges in the district of New Jersey declined to extend Alina Habba’s appointment as interim US attorney on Tuesday, according to an order from the court.

In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen called the executive order an unconstitutional infringement on free speech.

Judge Allison Burroughs, who noted in court that she is Jewish, said she would aim to rule quickly in the case.

Earlier this month, her attorneys said the court was rushing the process that could determine whether or not the government could seek capital punishment in the case. The government opposed that extension.

Lawfully present non-citizens in the United States likely have the same First Amendment rights as US citizens, a federal judge said Thursday, even in cases of speech some feel has a repugnant political message.

The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Virgin Islands announced on Tuesday that Kai James, 37, of St. Croix, has been sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for his role in a sprawling drug trafficking organization that smuggled cocaine and marijuana through the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport and into the Golden Grove Correctional Facility.

The Yamhill County man, who converted to Christianity, could face torture or death if returned to Iran, judge rules.

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