Toothbrush ban at ICE facility? Justice department opposes use of ‘weapon’ brush; Judge accuses Trump admin of engaging in ‘unconstitutional’ game

[ad_1] 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 […]

Alligator Alcatraz: US judge halts construction at Florida’s detention centre; suit argues project threatens environmentally sensitive wetlands

[ad_1] 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 […]

Indian-origin Oklahoma doctor Neha Gupta, accused of killing daughter, denied bond; judge says charges severe

[ad_1] 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 […]

Trump’s judge pick: US President’s ex-defence lawyer approved for court of appeal; whistleblower claims denied

[ad_1] 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 […]

US Judge blocks Trump law cutting Medicaid; sides with Planned Parenthood, cites unplanned pregnancy spike

[ad_1] 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 […]

Deportation dispute: Judge orders release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia; government failed to prove MS-13 links

[ad_1] 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 […]

Judge blocks Trump request to unseal Epstein files; says law doesn’t permit release; no exceptional case made

[ad_1] Epstein with Maxwell (File photo) A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday refused to unseal grand jury records from earlier Jeffrey Epstein investigations, dismissing a request made by the Trump administration. US district judge Robin Rosenberg ruled that the grand jury material from 2005 and 2007 did not meet any of the exceptions under […]

Brazilian judge threatens Bolsonaro over speech shared on social media

[ad_1] Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro shows an electronic ankle monitor that the Supreme Court ordered him to wear. (Image: AP) BRASILIA: A Brazilian Supreme Court judge has threatened former president Jair Bolsonaro with imprisonment, arguing that the sharing of a speech of his by online users was a “violation” of a social media ban, […]

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

[ad_1] 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 […]

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

[ad_1] 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 […]