A sweeping attempt by President Donald Trump to shutter the US Department of Education has hit a legal wall. On Thursday, US District Judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary injunction that blocks the administration’s controversial plan to downsize and eventually eliminate the federal agency.The court has also ordered the immediate reinstatement of employees laid off…
The US Supreme Court on Friday kept in place its block on President Donald Trump’s deportations of Venezuelan migrants under a 1798 law historically used only in wartime, faulting his administration for seeking to remove them without adequate legal process. The justices, in a brief and unsigned opinion, granted a request by American Civil Liberties…
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif (File photo) NEW DELHI: India on Friday blocked Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s official YouTube account amid soaring tension between the two nations.“This content is currently unavailable in this country because of an order from the government related to national security or public order. For more details about government removal requests,…
A federal judge in Texas ruled that the Trump administration cannot use Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan prisoners, who are accused of being members of the criminal group Tren de Aragua. The law, established in 1798, was primarily used in times of war. It was used in the War of 1812, World War I,…
NEW DELHI: The govt has blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels – including those operated by leading media networks like Geo News, Samaa TV and Dawn News – for “disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content” and putting out a misleading narrative against India and its security establishment in the wake of the Pahalgam attack. It also…
Aid groups are raising new alarm over Israel’s blockade of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where it has barred entry of all food and other goods for more than six weeks. Thousands of children have become malnourished, and most people are barely eating one meal a day as stocks dwindle, the United Nations says. The warning…
CHAMOLI, UTTARAKHAND: The Chamoli Police on Thursday stated that the Nandprayag Sakot-Kothiyalsain road, which was blocked due to a fallen tree amid heavy rainfall, has been cleared and traffic restored thanks to the swift response of the fire service team.In a post shared on social media, Chamoli Police stated, “Nandprayag Sakot-Kothiyalsain road was blocked due…
A New York county clerk on Thursday blocked Texas from filing a legal action against a New York doctor for prescribing and sending abortion pills to a Texas woman. The unprecedented move catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level, setting the stage for a high-stakes legal battle between states that ban abortion and…
A federal judge in Maryland granted a preliminary injunction on Monday barring top officials at the Education Department and the Office of Personnel Management from turning over sensitive data to Elon Musk and members of his Department of Government Efficiency team while a privacy lawsuit continues. The order was the latest development in a category…
A federal appeals court has dealt a significant setback to the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate funding for teacher preparation programs. The 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston upheld a lower court’s ruling, mandating that the US Department of Education continue financing grants aimed at supporting teacher recruitment and training. The decision ensures…