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Trump administration touts deportations under Alien Enemies Act after a judge temporarily blocked its use
WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials on Sunday announced the deportations of hundreds of immigrants it alleges are members of a Venezuelan gang to El Salvador under the wartime Alien Enemies Act after a judge temporarily blocked the effort on Saturday. “The president invoked this authority to deport nearly 300 of them who are now in El Salvador, […]
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A judge limits Trump’s ability to deport people under the 18th century Alien Enemies Act
U.S. Immigrations and Customs (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents take part in the detaining of two documented immigrants with prior convictions at a Home Depot parking lot in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., January 26, 2025. Rebecca Noble | Reuters A federal judge on Saturday blocked the Trump administration from using an 18th-century law known as […]
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Judge blocks Trump’s executive order seeking to punish law firm Perkins Coie
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House on March 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s administration Wednesday from enforcing portions of an executive order designed to punish a prominent law firm linked to Democratic-funded […]
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Online estate planning firm Trust & Will raises $25 million in funding round that includes Northwestern Mutual, UBS
Trust & Will founders, Cody Barbo (CEO), Brian Lamb, and Daniel Goldstein. Courtesy: Trust & Will Legal technology company Trust & Will said Tuesday that it has raised $25 million in a Series C funding round. The San Diego-based firm, ranked No. 41 on last year’s CNBC Disruptor 50 list, has now raised $75 million to date. Trust & Will […]
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Philippines’ ex-President Duterte arrested at ICC’s request over ‘drugs war,’ government says
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gives a speech during a campaign rally at Southorn Stadium on March 09, 2025 in Hong Kong, China. Anthony Kwan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was served an Interpol arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court on his arrival at Manila’s main airport on Tuesday, the government said. The ICC has […]
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Trump Organization sues Capital One bank over account closures after Jan. 6 Capitol riot
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 28, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters The Trump Organization sued Capital One in Florida on Friday for allegedly “unjustifiably” closing more than 300 of the company’s bank accounts […]
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Ethics watchdog fired by Trump drops lawsuit challenging dismissal
FILE PHOTO: Special Counsel of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger poses for a portrait in an undated handout image. U.S. Office Of Special Counsel | Via Reuters A top federal ethics watchdog who was fired last month by President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is dropping a lawsuit challenging his dismissal. […]
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Hong Kong’s top court quashes convictions of pro-democracy Tiananmen group
Campaigners attend a protest and candlelit vigil at Chinese Embassy London on June 4, 2023. Guy Smallman | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hong Kong’s top court unanimously overturned on Thursday the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organized an annual candlelight vigil to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, citing a miscarriage of justice. The ruling is a rare victory […]
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Hong Kong’s top court quashes convictions of pro-democracy Tiananmen group
Campaigners attend a protest and candlelit vigil at Chinese Embassy London on June 4, 2023. Guy Smallman | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hong Kong’s top court unanimously overturned on Thursday the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organized an annual candlelight vigil to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, citing a miscarriage of justice. The ruling is a rare victory […]
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Appeals court allows Trump administration to remove federal ethics watchdog — for now
FILE PHOTO: Special Counsel of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger poses for a portrait in an undated handout image. U.S. Office Of Special Counsel | Via Reuters A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to remove a top federal ethics watchdog from his office while a lawsuit challenging his […]
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