3 d. ago Supreme Court lets Trump resume plans for mass federal layoffs

The US Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume its plans to carry out mass job cuts and the restructuring of agencies, elements of his campaign to downsize and reshape the federal government. The justices lifted San Francisco-based US District Judge Susan Illston’s May 22 order that had […]

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1 week ago Supreme Court points to legal errors in Varoshiotou’s handling of Thanasis trial

Judge Doria Varoshiotou who exposed claims of foul play in the long-running case of conscript Thanasis Nicolaou has been removed from her post. Varoshiotou, whose name became linked with high-profile death inquiries, was dismissed on Monday by the Supreme Judicial Council, just days before marking two years on the bench. According to a report on […]

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1 week ago Immigrants scramble for clarity after Supreme Court birthright ruling

The US Supreme Court’s ruling tied to birthright citizenship prompted confusion and phone calls to lawyers as people who could be affected tried to process a convoluted legal decision with major humanitarian implications. The court’s conservative majority on Friday granted President Donald Trump his request to curb federal judges’ power but did not decide the […]

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2 w. ago Supreme Court limits power of judges to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow on Friday to the power of federal judges by restricting their ability to grant broad legal relief in cases as the justices acted in a legal fight over President Donald Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship, ordering lower courts that blocked the policy to reconsider the scope of […]

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2 w. ago Number of registered voters in north around 215,000 ahead of election

The number of people registered to vote in the north is exactly 215,611 as of May, Turkish Cypriot supreme court chief justice Bertan Ozerdag said. Speaking to the north’s public broadcaster BRT, he explained that between now and the Turkish Cypriot leadership election set to take place in October, this could increase by around a […]

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2 w. ago Supreme Court lifts limits on Trump deporting migrants to third countries

The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for President Donald Trump’s administration to resume deporting migrants to countries other than their own without offering them a chance to show the harms they could face, handing him another victory in his aggressive pursuit of mass deportations. In an action that prompted a sharp dissent […]

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3 w. ago Cyprus Supreme Court Reaffirms Mortgage Autonomy And Rejects Vagueness Claims

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4 w. ago Harvey Weinstein judge declares mistrial on rape charge, third sex crimes trial planned

The judge overseeing Harvey Weinstein’s criminal case in Manhattan declared a mistrial on a rape charge on Thursday, one day after the former Hollywood movie mogul was convicted on a separate felony sex abuse charge. Justice Curtis Farber of the state Supreme Court ended the trial after the jury foreperson refused to deliberate for a […]

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