Seattle Judge Issues Nationwide Block
A US judge in Seattle has issued a temporary nationwide block on President Donald Trump's ban on travellers from seven mainly Muslim nations. District Judge James Robart ruled against government...
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US Protests Grow Against Donald Trump’s Immigration Ban
Protests against right-wing US President Donald Trump's ban on refugees and immigrants from several Muslim-majority countries have been held in cities across the US, including in New York City and...
US Judge Suspends Trump Deportations
A US judge has issued a temporary halt to the deportation of visa holders or refugees stranded at airports following President Trump’s executive order. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)...
US Judge Temporarily Halts Deportations
A US judge has issued a temporary halt to the deportation of visa holders or refugees stranded at airports following President Trump’s executive order. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)...
How Trump’s Abrupt Immigration Ban Sowed Confusion At Airports, Agencies
After immigration agents detained two Iraqis on Saturday at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, their lawyers and two U. S. representatives accompanying them tried to cross into a...
U.S. Judge Approves Volkswagen Dealers $1.2 Billion Settlement
Volkswagen AG's (VOWG_p. DE) dealers will receive an average of $1.85 million in a $1.2 billion settlement approved by a U.S. judge on Monday over its diesel emissions scandal. U.S. District Judge...
Six Former VW Execs Indicted As Carmaker Agrees To Pay Record Fine Over Emissions Scandal
Volkswagen has agreed to plead guilty to U. S. charges it cheated on diesel emissions tests for a decade, accepting the largest fine on an automaker ever, while a federal grand jury indicted six...
US Church Attacker Sentenced To Death
A white supremacist has been sentenced to death for the racially motivated killings of nine black people at a South Carolina church. Dylann Roof was convicted last month of 33 federal charges,...
Halliburton Shareholder Class Action To Settle For $100 Million
Halliburton Co (HAL. N) on Friday said it had reached a $100 million settlement to resolve a long-running securities fraud class action lawsuit against the oilfield services provider that twice...
VW In Another US Emissions Scandal Deal
Volkswagen has struck a deal with the US authorities over some 80,000 VW, Audi and Porsche cars with 3-litre diesel engines. The agreement is another step towards allowing the German car maker to put...
Pennsylvania Vote Recount Blocked By Judge
A US federal judge has blocked an attempt by a Green candidate to force a recount in Pennsylvania of votes cast in last month’s presidential election. Jill Stein has sought a recount there, as well...
Trump Defends Decision To Settle Trump University Lawsuits
Donald Trump on Saturday defended his decision to settle lawsuits over his Trump University real estate seminars for $25 million, saying he does not have time to fight the fraud cases in court now...
Trump Settles $25m University Fraud Case
Donald Trump has settled three Trump University lawsuits for $25m (£20m), the New York Attorney General has said. The US president-elect was being sued by former students who paid $35,000 (£28,000)...
Trump Settles Trump University Fraud Case For $25m
Donald Trump has settled three Trump University lawsuits for $25m (£20m), the New York Attorney General has said. The US president-elect was being sued by former students who paid $35,000 (£28,000)...
Trump Settles Trump University Lawsuits For $25m
Donald Trump has settled three Trump University lawsuits for $25m, the New York Attorney General has announced. The US president-elect was being sued by former students who paid $35,000 (£28,000)...
Trump Lawyers Head To Court For Upcoming Fraud Trial
Lawyers for president-elect Donald Trump on Thursday will head to court for a hearing pitting the future leader of the United States against a group of students who say they were defrauded by one of...
Montana Judge Targeted For Impeachment For 60-Day Incest Rape Sentence
Signatures on a petition to impeach a Montana judge who handed down a 60-day sentence for a man who admitted to raping his 12-year-old daughter approached 80,000 on Friday in the latest case of...
US Journalist Faces Riot Charge
US journalist Amy Goodman is facing charges of participating in a “riot” after filming Native American-led protests over an oil pipeline in North Dakota. The Democracy Now! reporter said she...
Volkswagen To Pay $175 Million To U.S. Lawyers Suing Over Emissions
Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p. DE), in another step to move past its costly diesel emissions cheating scandal, has agreed to pay $175 million to U.S. lawyers suing the German automaker on behalf of the...
Guinea Bissau’s Ex-Navy Chief Sentenced In Prison In U.S. Drug Case
A former navy chief of Guinea-Bissau who was arrested three years ago in a U. S. drug sting off the West African coast was sentenced on Tuesday to four years in prison, most of which he has already...