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Kuwait to replace all foreign judges with citizens by 2030 in sweeping workforce nationalization | World News

Justice Ministry commits to full Kuwaitization of judicial staff by 2030/Image: File Kuwait’s Minister of Justice, Counsellor Nasser Al-Sumait, has confirmed that the country’s judiciary will be fully “Kuwaitized” by 2030, meaning all judicial positions, currently sometimes held by foreign workers will be occupied by qualified Kuwaiti nationals. This initiative forms a core pillar of […]

UAE: Dubai Ruler Mohammed bin Rashid swears-in 35 new judges at Dubai Courts | World News

Image: Emirate News Agency-WAM In a ceremony underscoring the central role of justice in societal development, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, oversaw the swearing-in of 35 new judges at Dubai Courts. The event, held at the historic Union House, placed […]

‘I’m all in’: Alina Habba appointed acting US attorney in New Jersey; Justice Department overrules federal judges’ choice

Alina Habba is appointed as New Jersey’s acting US attorney, a day before her tenure as interim US attorney was set to expire on Friday.Habba made the announcement via social media that she would remain at the helm. The announcement follows the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw her nomination for the permanent role, a legal […]

New Jersey US attorney post: Alina Habba or Desiree Leigh Grace? Justice department clash with federal judges over lawyers in contention

Alina Habba (File photo) vs Desiree Leigh Grace (Image credit: LinkedIn) The New Jersey US attorney’s office was in embroiled in confusion and chaos on Tuesday when top Justice Department officials contested federal judges’ appointment of a new US attorney.The federal judges dismissed Alina Habba’s request to maintain her position and exercised their unusual authority […]

Is Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship ban effective now as Supreme Court limits judges’ power?

Is ban on birthright citizenship now effective? The Supreme Court ruled Friday that judges of lower courts can not issue nationwide injunctions in a major win for the Donald Trump presidency. One of the crucial order that got nationwide injunctions was the president’s Day One order to end birthright citizenship. But the Friday order of […]

‘Necessary to protect our sovereignty’: US sanctions four ICC judges for rulings on US and Israel; assets frozen

US secretary of state Marco Rubio (Image credits: AP) The US would impose new sanctions targeting four judges from the International Criminal Court (ICC), secretary of state Marco Rubio announced in response to investigations into the military actions and arrest warrants issued against Israeli leaders.“The United States will take whatever actions we deem necessary to […]

Why are judges in US getting pizzas that they didn’t even order?

US judges are getting unsolicited pizza deliveries since Trump came to power for the second time. Several judges in the US have complained of getting pizzas delivered to their houses and even to their relatives, though they did not place any order for these pizzas. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI director Kash Patel have […]

Accused MS-13 gang leader set for deportation after judges drop charges

Alexandria Sheriff’s Office photograph of Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos. A US federal judge on Wednesday dismissed all criminal charges against Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos, a 24-year-old Salvadoran national accused of being an MS-13 leader on the East Coast, clearing the way for his deportation, according to his attorney.The Justice Department’s request to withdraw charges earlier […]

Is there a Trump vs judiciary tussle over immigration enforcement and Wisconsin judge’s arrest?

President Donald Trump reignited a heated debate over judicial involvement in immigration enforcement, sharing a new poll on his Truth Social platform asking whether judges and politicians should be “arrested and prosecuted” for allegedly aiding illegal immigrants. The poll comes at a time when a Wisconsin judge’s arrest for allegedly helping an illegal migrant evade […]

Trump Administration Continues to Defy Judge’s Orders in Abrego Garcia Case, Lawyers Say

Continuing a pattern of stonewalling, the Justice Department has defied a judge’s order to explain what the Trump administration has done, and plans to do, to seek the release of a Maryland man who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador last month, according to court papers filed on Tuesday. In refusing to reveal much of […]