In 2024, a US court ruled on an ownership dispute involving two properties sold for $10,200 after a tax-deed transfer; here's what happenedIn a decision in Thomas DeCola v. Matt H. and Anne L. Sheafer, the appeals court rejected Thomas DeCola's arguments. It stated that the tax...
14 Oct, 2026, 10.55 PM IST
SC fixes November 17 for hearing Asaram's plea against conviction in rape case in RajasthanAsaram's plea for bail to visit his ailing wife was denied by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The court noted that Asaram is currently on p...
14 Oct, 2026, 06.57 PM IST
- An ancient idol drew a $12.7 million bid; Why Turkey failed to get it back
A prehistoric marble figurine from Anatolia became the centre of a multimillion-dollar ownership dispute after a reported $12.7 million bid...
14 Oct, 2026, 02.51 PM IST
Anthropic seeks rehearing of case over Pentagon's security risk brandingAnthropic asked a US appeals court on Tuesday to reconsider a ruling that upheld the Pentagon's decision to label the AI company as a natio...
14 Oct, 2026, 07.56 AM IST
- US Supreme Court agrees to hear watchdog lawsuit seeking records on Elon Musk's DOGE
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit concerning public records about Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Citizens...
14 Oct, 2026, 07.48 AM IST
In 2000, Allen Paulson left behind $193 million fortune, unpaid taxes, family inheritance fight led US authorities to pursue his heirsPaulson died on July 19, 2000, leaving behind an estate valued at $193.4 million for federal estate-tax purposes. Most of his assets were h...
13 Oct, 2026, 10.50 PM IST
In 1942, a woman inherited property worth $33,650, its value rose to $95,000, then a mother-son ownership arrangement triggered a US estate-tax disputeThe dispute reached the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which ruled on November 1, 1967, in favour of the Internal Revenue Serv...
13 Oct, 2026, 09.28 PM IST
West Bengal SIR appeals pile up: 37 lakh cases await verdictSeventeen Appellate Tribunals in West Bengal have resolved 126,194 cases while 37,05,235 appeals remain pending. These appeals primarily st...
13 Oct, 2026, 09.13 AM IST
- Pinarayi Vijayan files 4 appeals in Kerala HC against order to register case in "Masappadi" case
The court issued the directive while considering a plea seeking a detailed investigation into allegations of illegal monetary transactions ...
12 Oct, 2026, 11.12 PM IST
In 2005, a US couple sold their farm during bankruptcy, IRS sent them a tax bill, Supreme Court settled who paysThe case, Hall v. United States, involved Lynwood and Brenda Hall, who filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 12 of the US Bankruptcy Code in A...
09 Oct, 2026, 08.22 PM IST
In 1977, US couple swapped apartment building, transferred property to a partnership the same day: Why a court told IRS their tax break staysThe US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the decision in favour of Norman J. and Beverly G. Magneson in February 1985, rejectin...
09 Oct, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
In 1972, US investor received property, agreed to swap it same day, IRS challenged his tax treatment: Why court couldn't tax the exchangeThis case involves Joseph R. Bolker and his property called Montebello. Things got complicated and the issue eventually went all the way to...
08 Oct, 2026, 09.01 PM IST
In 1979, Oregon family sold 1,843 acres, IRS demanded tax, then mostly lost: How a ruling changed tax-deferred property exchangesBack in 1967, an Oregon family's sale of their 1,843 acres of timberland sparked a major dispute with the IRS. The case ended up in the Nin...
08 Oct, 2026, 01.19 AM IST
US Supreme Court to hear clash over Trump's immigration detention policyThe US Supreme Court has decided to review a contentious issue surrounding the mandatory detention of undocumented immigrants, a policy bor...
01 Oct, 2026, 07.59 PM IST
Christa Gail Pike death penalty: US Supreme Court allows Tennessee execution to go forward overturning a last-minute stay. Why was it halted? Details hereChrista Gail Pike does not deny committing the killing, but her supporters argue the state should consider Pike’s age at the time, mental i...
01 Oct, 2026, 04.42 AM IST
US Supreme Court lets Trump administration resume third-country deportationsThe US Supreme Court has permitted the deportation of migrants to third countries without the chance to present their concerns. This decisi...
30 Sep, 2026, 06.37 AM IST
US appeals court rules against Kalshi, says states can regulate prediction marketsThe 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals said Kalshi has not shown that its sports event contracts are "swaps" that should be regulated exclusiv...
27 Sep, 2026, 08.04 PM IST