14 h. ago Courts temporarily halts Trump administration’s ban on Harvard foreign student enrollment – US politics live

US district judge Allison Burroughs issues temporary restraining order after Harvard sued over ‘blatant violation’ of US constitutionJudge blocks bar on Harvard accepting international studentsFresh attack on Harvard intensifies chaos for international students in USHarvard University has sued the Trump administration over its decision to revoke the Ivy League school’s ability to enrol international students, a move the school called unconstitutional and retaliatory.Reuters reports that in a complaint filed in Boston federal court, Harvard called the revocation a “blatant violation” of the US constitution’s first amendment and other federal laws. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Judge blocks Trump administration’s ban on Harvard accepting international students

Ivy league had filed suit saying the ban was unconstitutional retaliation for defying White House’s demandsUS politics live – latest updatesUS university scholars and international students: are you considering working or studying elsewhere?A US federal judge on Friday blocked the government from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students just hours after the elite college sued the Trump administration over its abrupt ban the day before on enrolling foreign students.US district judge Allison Burroughs in Boston issued the temporary restraining order late on Friday morning, freezing the policy that had been abruptly imposed on the university, based in nearby Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago ICC prosecutor says Netanyahu arrest warrant should remain as Israel jurisdiction challenge is heard

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court are urging judges to reject a request by Israel to scrap arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister while the court reconsiders its jurisdiction over Gaza and the West Bank

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63 h. ago Arrest warrant issued by judge for budding jockey 'in hiding' over drug debt

Oran Brown, from Co Donegal, was a licensed amateur rider based in Gloucestershire until last year but is being sought after failing to complete a community service order

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7 d. ago 'Street racer' reached speeds of 110mph before crash as judge issues stern warning

Kyron Farrell has been locked up after speeding off from police after an illegal street race, hitting another car and flipping it onto its roof

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7 d. ago Trump issues thinly veiled threat to Supreme Court as birthright citizenship under scrutiny: ‘Playing the ref’

Trump accuses ‘radical left losers’ of intimidating courts as justices consider his argument to block judges from issuing nationwide injunctions that have stymied his agenda

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7 d. ago Ice used ‘false pretenses’ for warrant to hunt for Columbia students, lawyers say

Ice used warrant application as ‘pretext’ to try to arrest two students in order to deport themImmigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) effectively misled a judge in order to gain access to the homes of students it sought to arrest for their pro-Palestinian activism, attorneys say.A recently unsealed search warrant application shows that Ice told a judge it needed a warrant because the agency was investigating Columbia University for “harboring aliens”. In reality, attorneys say, Ice used the warrant application as a “pretext” to try to arrest two students, including one green card holder, in order to deport them. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Police ‘arrest’ care home resident in 97th birthday surprise

Officers arrived at the care home with a set of handcuffs and a spoof arrest warrant

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2 w. ago US supreme court allows Trump trans military ban to take effect

Justices rule in favor of president and say ban can take effect while case proceeds in lower courtsThe US supreme court has granted a stay temporarily allowing for Donald Trump’s ban on transgender members of the military to take effect while the case proceeds in lower courts.The move comes on the heels of the Trump administration asking the supreme court last month to reinstate its ban on transgender troops serving in the armed forces after several judges issued separate rulings against it. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago UK's most infamous lag Charles Bronson denied public parole hearing as judge issues warning

A former judge has blocked the notorious inmate who is locked up for 23 hours a day from having his parole hearing aired in public, claiming his "notoriety would no doubt be increased"

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2 w. ago The Trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs begins: Jury questionnaire hints at Austin Powers actor Mike Myers, Kid Cudi and Michael B. Jordan being called as witnesses

The first day of the trial saw the rigorous process of jury selection get underway, with potential jurors issued a questionnaire to determine their suitability to judge the case.

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3 w. ago ICC judges order that arrest warrant requests in Palestine case be kept secret

Exclusive: Prosecutor barred from public announcements as he prepares round of applications for Israeli suspectsThe prosecutor of the international criminal court has been restrained from publicising any new applications for arrest warrants in the court’s Palestine case after judges ordered they must be kept secret, the Guardian has learned.In an order issued behind closed doors this month, ICC judges are understood to have told the prosecutor, Karim Khan, he can no longer make public announcements referring to the existence of his applications for arrest warrants or his intention to seek them. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Drunk sex offender died after falling down stairs day after he got out of jail

At the time of Anthony Payne's death a warrant for his arrest was outstanding

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4 w. ago ICE is reversing termination of legal status for international students around US, lawyer says

A government lawyer said the federal government is reversing the termination of legal status for international students after many filed court challenges around the U.S. Judges around the country had already issued temporary orders restoring the students’ records in a federal database of international students maintained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE

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last month Lindsay Lohan's troubled father is JAILED after probation violation

Lindsay Lohan's father Michael has been jailed for violating his probation weeks after an arrest warrant was issued for allegedly assaulting his estranged wife.

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