Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers in 4 States
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youth Health Providers in 4 States

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge in Seattle issued a preliminary injunction late Friday blocking the government from withholding federal funds from hospitals in four states that offer gender-transition treatment for people under 19. The decision dealt a setback to a key part of the Trump…

Judge Says Trump Administration Memos Directing Mass Firings Were Illegal
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Judge Says Trump Administration Memos Directing Mass Firings Were Illegal

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to retract directives that prompted the firing of thousands of federal workers, saying that those directives were “illegal” and suggesting that the layoffs be stopped. The ruling, by Judge William Alsup of the Northern…

Andrew Tate and His Brother Are Said to Leave Romania for the U.S.
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Andrew Tate and His Brother Are Said to Leave Romania for the U.S.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate, the British American online influencers who have been held in Romania for two years over criminal investigations, left the country on Thursday for the United States, according to a person familiar with the situation. The brothers…

Supreme Court Rejects Holocaust Survivors’ Suit Against Hungary
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Supreme Court Rejects Holocaust Survivors’ Suit Against Hungary

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously ruled against a group of Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, saying they could not sue Hungary in the United States to recover the proceeds of property stolen by its state-owned railway. The company robbed hundreds of thousands…

4 Takeaways From the Hearing on Dismissing Charges Against Eric Adams
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4 Takeaways From the Hearing on Dismissing Charges Against Eric Adams

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge on Wednesday afternoon questioned Mayor Eric Adams of New York, Mr. Adams’s lawyer and a top Justice Department official over the department’s decision to seek the dismissal of corruption charges against Mr. Adams. It was the latest episode in a…

Aiding Trump Outweighs Prosecutions, Justice Dept. Official Suggests
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Aiding Trump Outweighs Prosecutions, Justice Dept. Official Suggests

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A senior Justice Department official suggested Wednesday that President Trump’s administration is justified in putting aside allegations of corruption against a public official if the official cooperates with the president’s political agenda. The Justice Department official, Emil Bove III, raised the idea during…

Court Rules Against Andrew Cuomo’s Attempt to Dismantle Ethics Panel
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Court Rules Against Andrew Cuomo’s Attempt to Dismantle Ethics Panel

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines New York’s highest court on Tuesday rejected efforts by former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to dismantle a state ethics commission that had been investigating a $5.1 million book deal he had received, ruling that the body’s creation was constitutional. The 4-3 decision was…

It’s Now Up to the Judge Whether to Drop Charges in Adams Case
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It’s Now Up to the Judge Whether to Drop Charges in Adams Case

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Manhattan judge overseeing the federal corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams will be in the spotlight this week after a standoff between federal prosecutors and the Justice Department over a directive to drop the charges against the mayor. The order, issued last…

Judge Lets Musk’s Team Keep Access to Records at Some Agencies, for Now
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Judge Lets Musk’s Team Keep Access to Records at Some Agencies, for Now

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A federal judge declined on Friday to block the access of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency to records systems containing personal information at the Health and Human Services Department, the Labor Department and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, a setback for unions…

Judges Generally Let Prosecutors Drop Charges. Maybe Not for Adams.
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Judges Generally Let Prosecutors Drop Charges. Maybe Not for Adams.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Federal judges have almost no ability under the law to refuse a government request to drop criminal charges. The corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams of New York may be the exception. On Thursday, Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor, Danielle R. Sassoon, resigned rather…