In a sharp turn for transgender rights in America, the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its policy restricting passport sex designations to an individualâs sex assigned at birth â blocking transgender citizens from having their gender identities reflected on the document. The courtâs unsigned order overturned a lower …
A Rhode Island federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to immediately restore full food aid for over 42 million Americans, blasting it for attempting to slash Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits amid an ongoing government shutdown. Judge John McConnell, presiding from Providence, said the administrationâs plan to issue reduced benefits was âpolitically motivatedâ …
Google has finally loosened its grip on the Android kingdom. In a landmark settlement with Fortnite creator Epic Games, the tech giant has agreed to tear down some of the barriers that have long frustrated developers and fueled antitrust battles. Filed in a San Francisco federal court, the proposal marks the possible end of a …
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The U.S. Supreme Court found itself at the center of an economic and constitutional storm as justices from both ideological wings challenged the legality of former President Donald Trumpâs sweeping global tariffsâa policy that has reshaped Americaâs trade posture and stirred global markets. For more than two hours, the court dissected whether a decades-old law …
A federal judge in Chicago has drawn a hard line on what he called âunconstitutional and inhumaneâ conditions at a suburban immigration facility, ordering federal officials to clean up their actâliterally. The ruling, issued by U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman, came after detainees at the Broadview, Illinois, holding center described squalid cells, filthy toilets, and …
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Eric Tung â a conservative legal mind shaped under the tutelage of Justices Neil Gorsuch and the late Antonin Scalia â to the influential 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, marking President Donald Trumpâs first appointment to the San Francisco-based court in his second term. With a 52â45 vote, the …
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WASHINGTON â The Trump administration has nullified roughly 80,000 non-immigrant visas since taking office in January, part of an expansive clampdown on foreign nationals accused of crimes ranging from minor offenses to serious assaults. A senior State Department official confirmed the numbers, noting that visa revocations have spanned categories such as driving under the influence …
WASHINGTON â The U.S. Supreme Court rarely feels this crowded in the middle of a government shutdown. But on Wednesday morning, the marble chamber buzzed with energy as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick joined a packed gallery to witness the legal fate of Donald Trumpâs tariffs play out before nine black-robed …
In a courtroom that has seen its share of political storms, one of Washingtonâs strangest trials unfolded this week â over a flying sandwich. Sean Dunn, once a Justice Department staffer handling international cases, is accused of launching a sub sandwich at a federal agent during a tense summer marked by then-President Donald Trumpâs âlaw-and-orderâ …
The once-celebrated crypto prodigy Sam Bankman-Fried faced a wall of skepticism in a Manhattan courtroom as appellate judges grilled his legal team over claims that his fraud trial was fundamentally unfair. Bankman-Fried, now 33 and serving a 25-year sentence, has sought to undo his conviction tied to the 2022 implosion of FTX â an exchange …
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