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US judge rejects delay of foreign entrepreneur immigration rule

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to rescind its delay of a rule that allows some foreign entrepreneurs to stay in the United States to grow their companies, court documents show.

Dec 02, 2017, 09:08 AM IST

Federal judges block Donald Trump`s revamped travel ban for six Muslim-majority countries

Federal judges halted Donald Trump`s revised executive order to temporarily close US borders to refugees and nationals from six Muslim-majority countries.

Mar 16, 2017, 17:35 PM IST

Donald Trump vows to appeal against travel ban ruling to Supreme Court

A defiant Donald Trump has pledged to appeal against a federal judge`s order placing an immediate halt on his revised travel ban, describing the ruling as judicial overreach that made the United States look weak.

Mar 16, 2017, 16:29 PM IST

Barack Obama nominates Pakistani-American to serve as federal judge

United States President Barack Obama has nominated a Muslim to serve as federal judge for the first time in American history, it was reported on Wednesday.

Sep 07, 2016, 17:42 PM IST

US Judge blocks federal action on transgender students' bathroom access

Thirteen states sued the federal government after the Education and Justice Departments sent a letter to schools nationwide in May, informing them that they honour the bathroom choices of transgender students and could risk losing federal education funds if they failed to do so.

Aug 23, 2016, 00:20 AM IST

Google fails to dismiss privacy lawsuit over Google Wallet

A federal judge has rejected Google Inc`s request to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the technology company of invading the privacy of users of its Google Wallet electronic payment service by sharing their personal information with outside app developers.

Apr 02, 2015, 21:22 PM IST