Federal appeals court upholds freeze on Trump's travel ban
A West Coast federal appeals court upheld the freeze on Trump's travel ban Monday, declaring that he had exceeded his lawful authority in suspending the issuance of visas to residents of six countries
Tue Jun 13 2017
Judges hit Trump lawyer with tough questions over revised travel ban
Federal appeals court judges on Monday peppered a U.S. Justice Department lawyer with tough questions about President Donald Trump's temporary ban on travellers from six Muslim-majority nations.
Tue May 09 2017
Trump's pick Gorsuch sworn in, restoring top court's conservative tilt
Trump earned the biggest political victory of his presidency and fulfilled a major campaign promise when the Senate voted on Friday to confirm the conservative federal appeals court judge.
Mon Apr 10 2017
Trump's U.S. Supreme Court pick dispirited by president's tweets
Gorsuch's comments came as a federal appeals court in San Francisco was expected to decide in coming days on the narrow question of whether U.S. District Judge James Robart acted properly.
Thu Feb 09 2017
U.S. court to hear arguments Tuesday on Trump's travel ban
A U.S. federal appeals court will hear arguments on Tuesday over whether to restore President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Tue Feb 07 2017
Google, unlike Microsoft, must turn over foreign emails: U.S. judge
A U.S. judge has ordered Google to comply with search warrants seeking customer emails stored outside the United States, diverging from a federal appeals court that reached the opposite conclusion.
Sun Feb 05 2017
Bill Cosby effort to reseal case files rejected by US appeals court
A federal appeals court on Monday rejected an effort by the comedian Bill Cosby to reseal court documents that helped support a ream of recent sexual assault cases against him.
Tue Aug 16 2016
Federal appeals court sides with transgender teen, says bathroom case can go forward
A federal appeals court has ruled that a transgender high school student who was born as a female can sue his school board on discrimination grounds because it banned him from the boys' bathroom.
Thu Apr 21 2016
Apple loses appeal on e-book pricing case
A federal appeals court on Tuesday sided with regulators who said Apple was guilty of conspiring to drive up the price of e-books.
Wed Jul 01 2015
US court upholds university's affirmative action plan
A US federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the use of race for admissions to the University of Texas.
Wed Jul 16 2014
Federal appeals court overturns first-ever surveillance disclosure order in terror case
"This court believes that the probable value of disclosure and the risk of nondisclosure outweigh the potential danger".
Tue Jun 17 2014
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024