A federal judge in the United States has temporarily blocked the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man previously removed from the country under the Trump administration, and has scheduled an evidentiary hearing for October 6.US district judge Paula Xinis on Wednesday ordered that Abrego Garcia remain in the US until she rules on the […]
Tim Armstead (Pic credit: AP) Tim Armstead, a West Virginia Supreme Court justice and former Republican House speaker, died at the age of 60, the state’s highest court announced on Tuesday. Armstead passed away after a brief hospitalization, though officials did not disclose details. A veteran lawmaker, Armstead served two decades in the West Virginia […]
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that Alina Habba, former personal lawyer to US President Donald Trump, has been unlawfully serving as the acting US attorney for the district of New Jersey, according to news agency Reuters. US district judge Matthew Brann of the middle district of Pennsylvania determined that Habba’s interim period expired in […]
A federal judge in Manhattan has denied the US government’s request to unseal grand jury transcripts related to the sex trafficking case against late financier Jeffrey Epstein, saying the records offer limited value compared to the wider case file already held by the department of justice, reported news agency AP.The ruling on Wednesday by US […]
AI image used for representative purpose The US Justice Department has opposed the provision of toothbrushes to detained migrants at a Manhattan ICE facility, asserting that the teeth-cleaning tools could be used as dangerous “weapons”. Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton claimed a judge’s order on Wednesday to improve conditions at a makeshift jail located at […]
A US federal judge halted construction for two weeks on Thursday at a Florida Everglades immigrant detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz” while evaluating potential environmental law violations.The facility, established two months ago at an underutilised single-runway training airport, accommodates up to 3,000 detainees in temporary tent structures. Judge Kathleen Williams’ order prohibits additional filling, […]
Indian-origin Oklahoma doctor Neha Gupta was denied bond. Oklahoma pediatrician Neha Gupta, who was accused of killing her four-year-old daughter Aria Talathi, was denied bond as the judge said the charges against her are severe that the prosecutors have presented strong evidence against her. Gupta remains in custody at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center […]
Emil Bove, who defended Donald Trump in three out of four criminal cases after the US president’s first term, has been confirmed by the US Senate for a lifetime seat on a federal appeals court. In one of the narrowest votes of recent times, the Senate approved Bove’s appointment to the US Court of Appeals […]
Representative image (Image: AP) A US federal court on Monday blocked the Donald Trump administration from enforcing a provision in a recently enacted tax and spending bill that would strip Planned Parenthood and its affiliates of Medicaid funding, ruling the measure is likely unconstitutional.District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston issued the decision, expanding on an […]
In a major legal decision, a federal judge in Tennessee has ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an immigrant who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador earlier this year, while a separate ruling in Maryland has blocked any immediate attempt to expel him again.The two rulings, delivered within minutes of each other on Wednesday, […]
