12 h. ago Now freed, Mahmoud Khalil files $20M claim against Trump administration

The filing — a precursor to a lawsuit — names the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the State Department.

Politics

38 h. ago Freed from ICE detention, Mahmoud Khalil files $20 million claim against Trump administration

NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Mahmoud Khalil sat in his Manhattan apartment, cradling his 10-week-old son as he thought back to the pre-dawn hours spent pacing a frigid immigration jail in Louisiana, awaiting news of the child’s birth in New York. For a moment, the outspoken Palestinian activist found himself uncharacteristically speechless. […]

Economics

38 h. ago Woman convicted of stowing away on flight to Paris faces extradition to Connecticut

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman convicted of stowing away on a flight from New York to Paris without a boarding pass or a passport won’t be released from custody as she faces new charges of breaching security at a Connecticut airport. Svetlana Dali was sentenced Thursday to time already served for her illegal ride […]

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3 d. ago Diddy’s sentencing set for Oct. 3 after split verdict in federal sex crimes case

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs will be sentenced in his federal criminal case on Oct. 3, a judge said Tuesday after probation officials rejected the defence and prosecution’s plan to move the date up by about two weeks. Combs, who remains jailed after a split verdict last week, spoke briefly to his lawyer Marc […]

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8 d. ago Diddy’s history of violence influenced judge’s decision to keep him locked up for now

NEW YORK — In rejecting Sean “Diddy” Combs’ release on bail, a federal judge confronted the hip-hop impresario with a disturbing aspect of his criminal case that his lawyers couldn’t deny: His history of violence. Combs’ defence lawyers claimed he is a changed man. But Judge Arun Subramanian on Wednesday let the Bad Boy Records […]

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9 d. ago Judge ends order blocking deportation of alleged firebomb attacker’s family

DENVER — A federal judge on Wednesday ended an order blocking the deportation of the family of the man charged in the fatal firebomb attack in Boulder, Colo., noting government lawyers say the man’s relatives are not being rushed out of the country as the White House originally stated. Hayam El Gamal and her five […]

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9 d. ago Trump asks Supreme Court to remove 3 Democrats on the Consumer Product Safety Commission

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, who were fired by President Donald Trump and then reinstated by a federal judge. Trump has the power to fire independent agency board members, the Justice Department argued in its filing to […]

Society

2 w. ago U.S. Supreme Court ruling gives Trump clearer path to carrying out his agenda

Trump and his allies argued that a single judge generally shouldn’t have the power to block a federal government policy across the country

Transport

2 w. ago Judge blocks Georgia’s social media age verification law, citing free speech concerns

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia has become the latest state where a federal judge has blocked a law requiring age verification for social media accounts. Like in seven other states where such laws have been blocked, a federal judge ruled Thursday that the Georgia law infringes on free speech rights. The ruling by U.S. District Judge […]

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2 w. ago Prosecutors tell judge government plans to initiate removal proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Federal prosecutors told a judge Thursday that the government plans to initiate removal proceedings against Kilmar Abrego Garcia and to deport him to a country that is not El Salvador upon his release. But the prosecutors also said that they would comply with all court orders and that they’re plans are not imminent. Attorneys for […]

Politics

2 w. ago Federal judge orders Trump administration to release EV charger funding in 14 states

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to release billions of dollars in funding for the build out of electric vehicle chargers in more than a dozen states. U.S. District Judge Tana Lin in Washington state partially granted a preliminary injunction that sought to free up the money approved under […]

Politics

2 w. ago Judge rules AI company Anthropic didn’t break copyright law but must face trial over pirated books

In a test case for the artificial intelligence industry, a federal judge has ruled that AI company Anthropic didn’t break the law by training its chatbot Claude on millions of copyrighted books. But the company is still on the hook and could now go to trial over how it acquired those books by downloading them […]

Economics

2 w. ago OpenAI scrubs mention of Jony Ive partnership after judge’s ruling over trademark dispute

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A budding partnership between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and legendary iPhone designer Jony Ive to develop a new artificial intelligence hardware product has hit a legal snag after a federal judge ruled they must temporarily stop marketing the new venture. OpenAI last month announced it was buying io Products, a product […]

Economics

2 w. ago What to know about activist Mahmoud Khalil and his release from detention

The former Columbia University graduate student is expected to head to New York to reunite with his wife and infant son, born while Khalil was detained.

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3 w. ago Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil freed after 104 days of immigration detention

The Trump administration is seeking to deport Khalil for his role in anti-Israel protests

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3 w. ago Iranian who killed someone in England gets another chance to stay in Canada

A Federal Court judge granted Sirus Lotfi's application for a judicial review, overruling an immigration officer's refusal of his last ditch plea to stay in Canada

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3 w. ago Mahmoud Khalil to be released from custody, orders federal judge

Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil had asked a judge to immediately release him on bail from a Louisiana jail, or transfer him to New Jersey.

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3 w. ago Winnipeg man, teen arrested after cops seize $100K, drug paraphernalia

Both suspects were charged with possessing proceeds obtained by crime over $5,000. The 21-year-old remains in custody, while the teen was released on an appearance notice. 

Economics

4 w. ago U.S. court pauses order for Trump to return California National Guard

The court said it would hold a hearing on the matter on Tuesday. The ruling came only hours after a federal judge’s order was to take effect at noon Friday.

Society

4 w. ago Judge says Trump cannot swiftly deport family of Boulder attack suspect

A federal judge in Colorado on Thursday said in a ruling that the Trump administration cannot rapidly deport the family of an Egyptian man charged with attacking a gathering in Boulder held in support of the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. U.S. District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher had previously blocked federal officials from removing […]

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