India, Jan. 7 -- A federal judge has mandated that prosecutor Lindsey Halligan provide a justification for her ongoing use of the title of US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, following a previous court decision that ruled her appointment to that role as unlawful.

Judge David Novak's ruling represents the most recent development in Halligan's contentious position as a prosecutor, a position she assumed in September. She assumed the role before initiating high-profile indictments against Trump critics, including former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James-cases that were ultimately dismissed following the determination that her appointment was unconstitutional.

Novak ruled that the use of the ...