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Breonna Taylor case: Ex-police officer Brett Hankison handed 33 months prison sentence; Judge rejects DOJ’s call for leniency

Breonna Taylor (File photo) A federal judge dismissed a Justice Department appeal for clemency on Monday and handed down a 33-month prison term to a former officer for breaching the civil rights of a Breonna Taylor, a Black woman, whose 2020 death sparked extensive demonstrations.The Kentucky jury found Brett Hankison, a previous Louisville police detective, […]

‘Total disaster’: Trump slams Obama appointed judge in Harvard case hearing; vows to appeal again if loses

US President Donald Trump launched an attack on a federal judge presiding over a high-stakes legal battle between his administration and Harvard University.He accused her of bias and vowed to appeal in case of an unfavourable ruling.Taking to his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote, “The Harvard case was just tried in Massachusetts before an Obama […]

Canada cafe-owner dad, charged with murder of his daughter, tells judge he couldn’t afford a lawyer, custody details hint at possible motive

Canada cafe owner, charged in the US for murder of his daughter, appeared in the court Monday. New York State Police has not found any motive behind Canadian father Luciano Frattolin, 45, killing his 9-year-old daughter Melina Frattolin on the last day of their US vacation, but charged him with second-degree murder and then disposal […]

Woman’s murder in Illinois: Judge sets Mexican illegal free; ICE arrests him back

Representative Image (AI-generated) A Mexican national accused of decapitating a missing Illinois woman and hiding her body in a bleach-filled container was re-arrested by US immigration authorities on Saturday (local time) in Chicago, months after he was released from custody despite facing serious charges.Jose Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez, a 52-year-old resident of Waukegan, Illinois, was first arrested […]

US judge halts release of Abrego Garcia, citing delay over ICE deportation concerns | World News

US judge halts release of Abrego Garcia, citing delay over ICE deportation concerns A federal judge has delayed the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national accused of human smuggling, amid fears from his legal team that US immigration authorities could deport him before he stands trial. US magistrate judge Barbara Holmes had ruled […]

Judge dismisses authors’ copyright lawsuit against Meta over AI training

SAN FRANCISCO: A federal judge sided with Facebook parent meta Platforms in dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit from a group of authors who accused the company of stealing their works to train its artificial intelligence technology. The Wednesday ruling from US district judge Vince Chhabria was the second in a week from San Francisco’s federal […]

Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Salvadoran man remains in jail despite court order; judge says can’t restrain ICE from detaining him

A US federal judge on Wednesday ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Salvadoran national who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador by the Donald Trump administration in March, in a case which made global headlines. However, Abrego Garcia, who was brought back earlier this month to face federal criminal charges in two counts […]

‘Democratic Party corrupt’: Indian-origin county judge KP George announces switch to GOP; Republicans say they don’t want him

Indian-origin county judge KP George announces he will be joining the Republican Party. Indian-origin judge of Fort Bend County, Texas, recently announced that he will be switching from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party and will run as a Republican in his 2026 re-election bid. But the Republican Party of Texas said they don’t […]

‘Yet another example’: US govt reacts to Mahmoud Khalil’s release, says district judge has no authority

Trump administration said the district judge was not authorized to release Mahmoud Khalil. The Department of Homeland Security condemned the decision of district judge to release Columbia University graduate and activist Mahmoud Khalil and said only an immigration judge has the authority to decide if Khalil should be released or detained. “It is a privilege […]

Judge halts Trump bid to limit Harvard’s foreign student intake; university scores key court win; legal proceedings continue

A federal judge in Boston on Friday temporarily halted the Trump administration’s move to strip Harvard University of its ability to enrol international students, handing the Ivy League school a key win as it fights back against a series of federal sanctions and tensions with the White House.Judge Allison Burroughs’ decision ensures Harvard can continue […]