US court blocks former president Joe Biden’s effort to ease student debt: Here’s what it meansA US appeals court has blocked former President Joe Biden’s student loan relief initiative, ruling that his administration exceeded its aut...
21 Feb, 2025, 01.18 AM IST
Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden's student debt relief planA federal appeals court has blocked the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which aimed to lower monthly payments for millions...
19 Jul, 2024, 08.41 AM IST
Joe Biden administration seeks new order halting curbs on social media contactsIn a court filing, the Justice Department asked the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals for a new ruling to prevent the "improper result" of al...
12 Sep, 2023, 04.35 PM IST
Joe Biden officials pressured social media giants, finds US courtThe panel, which featured three judges appointed by Republican presidents, agreed to pause the effect of its ruling for 10 days to allow th...
09 Sep, 2023, 10.35 PM IST
Court eases curbs on Biden administration's contacts with social media firmsA federal appeals court on Friday ruled the White House, the FBI and top health officials may not "coerce or significantly encourage" socia...
09 Sep, 2023, 08.19 AM IST
Court to weigh curbs on Biden administration's contacts with social media firmsA three-judge panel of the conservative-leaning 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is set to hear arguments in the administrati...
10 Aug, 2023, 04.29 PM IST
Who is Gujarat-born American judge Moxila Upadhyaya who oversaw Donald Trump's arraignment and release on cognizance?After completing her law degree, Upadhyaya served as a law clerk to Eric T. Washington, the former Chief Judge of the DC Court of Appeals. ...
04 Aug, 2023, 12.46 PM IST
Indian-American Judge Moxila Upadhyaya presides over Donald Trump's appearance in federal courthouseFrom 2021-22, Judge Upadhyaya was appointed to serve on this court's Committee on Grievances. She is the former co-chair of the DC Bar Liti...
04 Aug, 2023, 11.22 AM IST
US government urges appeals court to lift curbs on social media contactsIn a filing Tuesday evening with the New Orleans-based 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals, the administration argued that a lower court judge'...
27 Jul, 2023, 05.03 PM IST
Court blocks curbs on US government contact with social media companies for nowThe 5th Circuit on Friday ruled that the administration's appeal of Doughty's order will be heard as soon as possible by a three-judge pane...
15 Jul, 2023, 12.11 PM IST
Joe Biden administration appeals ban on social media contacts in US courtThe notice of appeal filed on Wednesday signals the government's plan to ask the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans t...
06 Jul, 2023, 09.52 AM IST
US Supreme Court rejects computer scientist's lawsuit over AI-generated inventionsThe US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by computer scientist Stephen Thaler to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's ...
25 Apr, 2023, 09.28 AM IST
Biden administration urges Supreme Court to lift block of student loan forgiveness schemeAn appeals court had halted the student loan forgiveness programme indefinitely and argued that the Biden administration lacked congression...
19 Nov, 2022, 03.20 AM IST
Former Senator, Jack Danforth, urges GOP lawyer John Wood to join the Missouri Senate raceThe former US Senator, Jack Danforth, is publicly urging John Wood, a former aide, to contend the Missouri Senate elections replacing the r...
21 Jun, 2022, 04.29 PM IST
US Supreme Court rebuffs Johnson & Johnson appeal over $2 billion baby powder judgmentThe Missouri Court of Appeals, an intermediate state appellate court, last year ruled against J&J's bid to throw out the compensatory and p...
01 Jun, 2021, 07.57 PM IST
US Supreme Court clears way for execution of only woman on federal death rowChallenges were fought across multiple federal courts on whether to allow execution of Montgomery, 52, who had initially been scheduled to ...
13 Jan, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
Verdict not on scientific grounds: Johnson & Johnson on talc caseA Missouri circuit court on Thursday ordered J&J to cough up $4.69 billion to the women and families who allegedly developed ovarian cancer...
16 Jul, 2018, 08.34 AM IST