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US Court Annuls Seizure of Iran-Linked NY Tower
EghtesadOnline: A jury verdict allowing the US government to seize a midtown Manhattan office tower that it said was effectively controlled by Iran was thrown out on Friday by a federal appeals…
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Mass Iraqi Deportation Blocked by Judge in Rebuke to Trump
EghtesadOnline: A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to suspend the deportation of about 1,400 Iraqis, saying the government is moving too quickly to return them to a country where…
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Trump Takes Travel Ban Dispute to U.S. Supreme Court Again
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump’s administration took the dispute over his temporary travel ban to the Supreme Court again, asking the justices to let the government bar entry into the…
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Tehran dismisses Canada court’s recognition of US courts’ judgment in absentia
EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi on Tuesday dismissed Canada court’s recognition of American court's judgment in absentia and said such lawsuits run counter to current…
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Facebook fights U.S. gag order that it says chills free speech
EghtesadOnline: Facebook Inc is challenging a gag order from a U.S. court that is preventing the company from talking about three government search warrants that it said pose a threat to freedom…
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Trump Travel Ban Takes Effect Amid New Court Challenge
EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration’s revised travel ban faced a new court challenge as soon as it took effect Thursday after the president’s signature immigration policy already weathered…
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U.S. judge asked to expand order blocking Iraqis' deportation
EghtesadOnline: The American Civil Liberties Union asked a U.S. judge on Saturday to expand an order that temporarily blocks the deportation of 114 Iraqis in Michigan, to cover Iraqis nationwide,…
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Trump travel ban back in U.S. courts next week as battles stretch on
EghtesadOnline: Legal challenges to President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban on people from some Muslim-majority countries heat up again next week when two U.S. appeals courts consider whether…
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FIFA Official Sheikh Ahmad Resigning Amid Bribery Claims
EghtesadOnline: Under pressure from allegations in an American federal court that he bribed FIFA voters, Asian Olympic leader Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah of Kuwait resigned from his soccer…
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U.S. judge blocks Trump order to restrict funding for 'sanctuary cities'
EghtesadOnline: A U.S. judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to withhold federal funds from so-called sanctuary cities, dealing another legal blow to the…
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U.S. states realign in legal battle over Trump's travel ban
EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump's travel ban on citizens of six Muslim-majority nations faces its second challenge at a U.S. appeals court next month, and this time more Republican states…
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Trump Travel Ban Back in Court as Iran Groups Open New Front
EghtesadOnline: Iranian-American groups attempted to deliver another legal blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to keep refugees and immigrants from six mostly Muslim nations out of the U.S.
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Iranian-Americans challenge US travel ban in court
EghtesadOnline: Iranian-Americans are set to present in-person testimonies in a case against US President Donald Trump’s contentious executive order banning travel from six Muslim-majority countries.
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In big win for Trump, Senate approves his conservative court pick
EghtesadOnline: The Republican-led Senate on Friday gave Donald Trump the biggest triumph of his young presidency, confirming his Supreme Court nominee over stout Democratic opposition and restoring…
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Turkish Banker Is Indicted by U.S. in Iran Sanctions Case
EghtesdaOnline: The case against a Turkish banker arrested at a New York airport last week moved a step closer to a trial after a U.S. grand jury accused him of conspiring to help Iran launder…
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Giuliani's Role in Iran-Sanctions Case Draws Judge's Scrutiny
EghtesadOnline: Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s part in helping defend a Turkish-Iranian businessman may come under more scrutiny in a Manhattan court.
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Massachusetts top court to hear case on illegal immigrant detention
EghtesadOnline: Massachusetts' top court is set to hear arguments on Tuesday on whether state authorities can detain illegal immigrants who come in contact with the legal system to buy time for…
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U.S. Seeks Quick Action to Unblock Trump Immigration Order
EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration is seeking to enforce travel restrictions on six mostly Muslim countries while it fights to overturn a judge’s ruling freezing the policy.
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ZTE pleads guilty to dodging Iran sanctions
EghtesadOnline: China's telecommunications giant ZTE Corp has pleaded guilty in US federal court in Texas for shipping US goods and technology to Iran.
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Virginia Judge Tees Up Travel Ban Argument for Top Court
EghtesadOnline: A Virginia judge helped tee up an argument likely to be fought all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict travel to the U.S. from…
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Families of 9/11 victims sue S. Arabia: Media reports
EghtesadOnline: Families of victims and hundreds of individuals who suffered injuries as a result of the September 11, 2001, attacks sued Saudi Arabia in a US court, asking Riyadh to pay compensation…
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Supreme Court reins in president's appointment powers
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday put new restrictions on presidential powers, limiting a president's authority to staff certain top government posts in a case involving an appointment…
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U.S. appeals to higher court over ruling against Trump's revised travel ban
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. government took the legal battle over President Donald Trump's travel ban to a higher court on Friday, saying it would appeal against a federal judge's decision that…
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Courts to hear arguments challenging Trump's new travel ban
EghtesadOnline: Court hearings in Hawaii and Maryland on Wednesday could decide the immediate fate of President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, which is set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT…
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Trump tried to call New York prosecutor Bharara before firing him: officials
EghtesadOnline: Two days before U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara was fired, President Donald Trump tried to call the high-profile New York prosecutor in what a White House official said was an effort…
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Volkswagen pleads guilty in U.S. court in diesel emissions scandal
EghtesadOnline: Volkswagen AG pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud, obstruction of justice and falsifying statements as part of a $4.3 billion settlement reached with the U.S. Justice Department…
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Maryland to join other states in court challenge to Trump's travel ban
EghtesadOnline: Maryland became the latest state to join in legal challenges against President Donald Trump's revised temporary travel ban on Friday, with its attorney general saying it would…
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Trump's revised travel ban dealt first court setback
EghtesadOnline: A federal judge in Wisconsin dealt the first legal blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on Friday, barring enforcement of the policy to deny U.S. entry to the wife…
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Trump's new travel ban raises bar for legal challenges
EghtesadOnline: The new, more narrowly tailored temporary travel ban President Donald Trump signed on Monday will be more difficult to challenge successfully in court, legal experts said.
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Biden, not mentioning Trump, defends free press, independent judiciary
EghtesadOnline: Former Vice President Joe Biden described attacks on the press and the judicial branch as corrosive and dangerous, without mentioning President Donald Trump who has made incendiary…