US Supreme Court rejects bid to restore immigration judges’ power to pause deportation casesThe US Supreme Court has decided not to grant immigration judges the authority to halt deportation cases temporarily, thereby reinforcing a...
29 Oct, 2026, 02.33 PM IST
Alvin K. Hellerstein, a federal judge who handled Trump, Maduro and 9/11 cases, dies at 92Alvin K. Hellerstein, a prominent federal judge in Manhattan, has died at the age of 92. He presided over notable cases involving public fi...
29 Oct, 2026, 09.25 AM IST
US judge denies federal request to block 20,000 voters, says it would 'wreak havoc' on US midterm electionsA U.S. District Judge dismissed the Trump administration's bid to halt ballot processing in California. This decision followed claims that ...
29 Oct, 2026, 06.43 AM IST
Why did a family ranch face an estate-tax hurdle over missing signatures? Here's how a paperwork dispute reached a US appeals courtThe case involved the estate of Malcom McAlpine Jr., who had left his interest in a family ranch to three discretionary trusts benefiting h...
28 Oct, 2026, 10.10 PM IST
Women wrestlers sexual harassment case: Court grants final opportunity to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh to file reply in appeal against his acquittalBrij Bhushan Sharan Singh has been afforded one last opportunity to respond to an appeal challenging his acquittal related to sexual harass...
28 Oct, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
US Supreme Court denies immigration judges the power to shelve deportation casesThe US Supreme Court has denied an emergency request to reinstate a practice for deferring deportation cases. Immigration judges previously...
27 Oct, 2026, 11.20 PM IST
Supreme Court rejects gaming firms’ review pleas, upholds Tamil Nadu and Karnataka online gaming bansThe Supreme Court dismissed review petitions from gaming companies challenging state bans on online gaming. The court upheld the validity o...
26 Oct, 2026, 07.38 PM IST
US begins approving H-1B petitions without Trump's $100,000 fee: What it means for workers, employersUS Citizenship and Immigration Services has started approving H-1B visa petitions without the $100,000 fee. This change follows federal cou...
26 Oct, 2026, 01.21 PM IST
Trump Administration drops PSLF appeal: What it means for student loan forgiveness rulesThe Trump administration has dropped its appeal of a court ruling blocking new Public Service Loan Forgiveness rules. Here's what the decis...
23 Oct, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Can the Trump administration still change PSLF? Appeals dropped, rule struck down: what it means for teachers, nurses and nonprofit workersPublic Service Loan Forgiveness: Trump administration drops appeals, old rules stay. Here's who is protected, and what borrowers need to kn...
22 Oct, 2026, 08.15 PM IST
Epic's 'Fortnite' back on Apple App Store in Australia after antitrust rulingEpic Games said its shooter title "Fortnite" will return to Apple's App Store in Australia on Thursday after a federal court ordered the iP...
22 Oct, 2026, 09.00 AM IST
- In 1997, a US appeals court ruled in an estate-tax battle involving a 657-acre Texas farm valued at $650,000 and three other properties; here's what happened
Cervin died in 1988. He and his wife, Manita Cervin, had purchased three whole life insurance policies on his life from Mutual Life Insuran...
15 Oct, 2026, 07.11 PM IST
He wrote $464,000 in checks before his father's death; the IRS later challenged the giftsA Pennsylvania man's decision to write 11 checks worth $464,000 five days before his father's death led to an IRS estate tax dispute. A US ...
15 Oct, 2026, 06.37 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 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