The U.S. Senate has confirmed Eric Tung — a conservative legal mind shaped under the tutelage of Justices Neil Gorsuch and the late Antonin Scalia — to the influential 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, marking President Donald Trump’s first appointment to the San Francisco-based court in his second term. With a 52–45 vote, the …
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WASHINGTON — 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 — 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 Trump’s tariffs play out before nine black-robed …
The United Arab Emirates has claimed the crown of M&A powerhouse in the Middle East and North Africa, leading 2025’s first nine months with an influx of deals worth a striking $29 billion. According to EY’s latest MENA M&A Insights Report, investors have been pouring into the region with renewed confidence, driving a 23% year-on-year …
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As Saudi Arabia accelerates toward its Vision 2030 finish line, its race isn’t just about building futuristic cities or grand infrastructure — it’s about finding smarter ways to pay for them. And according to HSBC’s Middle East chief, the kingdom’s next big leap in financing could lie beyond traditional bank loans. “Saudi Arabia will need …
In a courtroom that has seen its share of political storms, one of Washington’s strangest trials unfolded this week — 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 Trump’s “law-and-order” …
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 — an exchange …
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A prominent conservative voice on the federal bench has reignited a long-simmering debate over the legality of America’s most powerful fraud-fighting tool — the False Claims Act — suggesting that it may violate the very Constitution it aims to defend. U.S. Circuit Judge James Ho of the Fifth Circuit, in a sharply worded concurring opinion, …
In a twist of legal irony, a dissenting opinion penned by an Obama-era judge could end up paving the path for Donald Trump’s biggest courtroom win yet — the Supreme Court fight over his sweeping tariff powers. At the heart of the case lies a decades-old law — the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) …
For the first time in decades, the Boston-based federal appeals court—long considered a liberal fortress—will now include a judge appointed by Donald Trump. The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Joshua Dunlap, a Maine attorney known for his conservative advocacy, to the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, marking a quiet but significant shift in the …
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