3 h. ago Court rules Georgia county didn't discriminate by denying coverage of gender

A federal appeals court has reversed earlier rulings that found a Georgia county illegally discriminated against a sheriff’s deputy by not covering her gender-affirming surgery

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12 h. ago Pensioner abused kids at Scots children's home 50 years ago, court rules

John Porteous targeted the victims between 1966 and 1972 while working as a houseparent.

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27 h. ago US supreme court to decide on legality of Trump’s sweeping global tariffs

A lower court earlier ruled president exceeded his authority when enacting tariffs under law meant for emergenciesThe US supreme court agreed on Tuesday to decide the legality of Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, setting up a major test of one of the Republican president’s boldest assertions of executive power that has been central to his economic and trade agenda.The justices took up the justice department’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that Trump overstepped his authority in imposing most of his tariffs under a federal law meant for emergencies. The court swiftly acted after the administration last week asked it to review the case, which involves trillions of dollars in customs duties over the next decade. Continue reading...

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31 h. ago Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters

A Georgia judge says he's going to dismiss racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of trying to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training facility known as “Cop City."

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37 h. ago US supreme court ‘effectively legalized racial profiling’, immigration experts warn

Court ruled federal agents can stop people in LA based on race, language, job or location amid Trump’s crackdownUS politics live – latest updatesImmigration advocates warned that the supreme court has “effectively legalized racial profiling”, granting federal agents the power to stop people in Los Angeles simply for speaking Spanish or appearing Latino – and opening the door, they say, to a broader unraveling of civil rights protections nationwide.In a 6–3 decision on Monday, the court’s conservative majority lifted restrictions on “roving” immigration patrols across the LA area after a lower court found that federal agents were indiscriminately targeting people on the basis of race, language, employment or location. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Trump must pay $83 million to E Jean Carroll after ‘egregious’ defamation case, appeals court rules

Appellate judges refuse Trump’s argument that Supreme Court’s immunity ruling shields him from liability

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57 h. ago Court rejects Trump’s attempt to overturn E Jean Carroll’s $83m verdict

Federal appeals court refused to throw out verdict against president for damaging reputation of writer in 2019US politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump now cannot claim presidential immunity to get off the hook from paying $83.3m in damages to the writer E Jean Carroll, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday, upholding a jury’s 2024 award against the president for defamation.Trump’s lawyers had pointed to the supreme court’s ruling last year saying the president has immunity for official acts to argue that the damages should be overturned. A three-judge panel for the US court of appeals for the second circuit, rejected that argument. Continue reading...

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57 h. ago Manchester City and Premier League 'reach a settlement' over rules dispute

Manchester City and the Premier League have reached a settlement out of court regarding their dispute in the Associated Party Transaction (APT) rules case

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3 d. ago Israel’s top court says government is not giving Palestinian prisoners enough food

Justices rule state is legally obliged to ensure ‘basic level of existence’ and orders authorities to improve nutritionIsrael’s supreme court has ruled that the government has failed to provide Palestinian security prisoners with adequate food for basic subsistence and ordered authorities to improve their nutrition.Sunday’s decision was a rare case in which the country’s highest court ruled against the government’s conduct during the nearly two-year war. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump’s radical agenda will ultimately reach a supreme court stacked in favor of conservatives

Court has already dramatically limited ability of lower courts to issue injunctions to pause administration policies across the USUS politics live – latest updatesThis week’s dramatic court ruling that Donald Trump’s sweeping trade tariffs, which he has used to upend global trade, were in fact illegal is the latest in a series of losses for the president’s radical agenda that are ultimately heading for a final showdown in the US supreme court.Trump has already asked the supreme court to overturn the lower court ruling in the tariffs case. Almost certain to follow are Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, his hostile conflict with Harvard University and his deployment of the national guard and marines to Los Angeles. All have been deemed unlawful in lower courts. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Only two more Republicans needed to force vote on Epstein files release, bill co

Bipartisan House group is trying to force vote on legislation despite objections from Donald Trump and Mike JohnsonTrump can’t use Alien Enemies Act, court rulesAs part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations, the defense department will soon have hundreds of military judges work on immigration cases, the Associated Press reports:The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the federal justice department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Epstein survivor describes abuse as lawmakers push for release of case files – live

Rally comes as bipartisan House group attempt to force vote on legislation to release Epstein files despite objections from Donald Trump and Mike JohnsonTrump can’t use Alien Enemies Act, court rulesAs part of the Trump administration’s campaign of mass deportations, the defense department will soon have hundreds of military judges work on immigration cases, the Associated Press reports:The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the federal justice department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by the Associated Press. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Vitesse Arnhem celebrate after reprieve reinstates them into Dutch league

Experts believed club had 1% chance of survivalTies to Roman Abramovich led to KNVB’s investigationVitesse Arnhem have been dealt a dramatic reprieve after an appeals court ruled against the Royal Dutch Football Association’s (KNVB) decision to revoke their professional licence.Vitesse looked doomed after a civil court in Utrecht judged in favour of the KNVB last month, appearing to confirm the 133-year-old club would be kicked out of the Netherlands’ second division. Many supporters were resigned to at least one season in the cold after no arrangement to continue in amateur football could be reached, but they will now be able to watch their team again after a shock turnaround on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Conservative appeals court rips Trump for describing migrants as an invasion to justify mass deportations

Circuit court judges rule ‘no invasion or predatory incursion’ made by Tren de Aragua criminals to justify invocation of 18th century wartime law

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7 d. ago Appeals court rules Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport accused members of Venezuelan gang

Circuit court judges rule ‘no invasion or predatory incursion’ made by Tren de Aragua criminals to justify invocation of 18th century wartime law

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7 d. ago Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan gang members, appeals court rules – US politics live

2-1 decision from fifth circuit is the first federal appeals court ruling on presidential proclamation invoking 1798 lawHello and welcome to the US politics live blog for today. I am Tom Ambrose and I’ll be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours.We start with the news that a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that president Donald Trump unlawfully invoked the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans he alleged were part of a criminal gang.A judge has found the Trump administration’s use of national guard troops during southern California immigration enforcement protests was illegal. Judge Charles Breyer ruled on Tuesday that the administration violated federal law by sending troops to accompany federal agents on immigration raids. The judge did not require the remaining troops withdrawn, however.The US House of Representatives oversight committee released thousands of pages of records related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein from the justice departme...

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7 d. ago Appeals court rules Trump cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport members of Venezuelan gang

A federal appeals court has ruled President Donald Trump cannot use an 18th century wartime law to speed the deportations of people his administration accuses of membership in a Venezuelan gang

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1 week ago Furious Epping locals vow to stop paying council tax after High Court ruled asylum seekers CAN stay at controversial hotel

The Bell hotel in Epping became the epicentre of protests that swept the country last month after a migrant boarder was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl.

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1 week ago US appeals court rules most of Trump’s sweeping global tariffs illegal – live

Ruling upholds decision from trade court while president attacks ‘Highly Partisan Appeals Court’ and says he will win tariff fightFull story: Most of Trump tariffs illegal, court findsA visit to Taiwan by two US senators has drawn criticism from China, which claims the island as its own and objects to any contact between officials of the two sides.The chair of the Senate armed services committee, Roger Wicker, and the Nebraska senator Deb Fischer arrived in Taipei on Friday for a series of high-level meetings with senior Taiwanese leaders to discuss US-Taiwan relations, regional security, trade and investment, according to the American Institute in Taiwan, Washington’s de facto embassy in lieu of formal diplomatic relations with the self-governing island democracy.A thriving democracy is never fully assured and we’re here to talk to our friends and allies in Taiwan about what we’re doing to enhance worldwide peace. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Trump’s tariffs ruled illegal by US appeals court but stay in place

Judges uphold ruling that the president exceeded his authority

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