Federal appeals court upholds law requiring sale or ban of TikTok in the US
TikTok is one step closer to being banned in the U.S. after a federal appeals court ruled that the app poses a national security risk. source
Appeals judge reverses retirement plans after Trump election
A federal appeals judge reversed his decision to retire from active duty on the court and blocked President-elect Trump from succeeding him. Judge James Wynn, a former President Obama appointee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, announced his decision to continue in his current role on the court. friday's letter To […]
Federal appeals court blocks push to delay January TikTok ban
A federal appeals court in Washington has rejected a request from social platform TikTok to effectively postpone the app's ban next month. The rejection comes as the company sought an injunction on Monday to block the ban and is preparing to appeal to the Supreme Court. This was done after requesting the D.C. Circuit Court […]
Appeals court rejects TikTok request to temporarily halt pending US ban
On Friday, a federal appeals court rejected an emergency bid by TikTok to temporarily block a law that would have required Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the short video app by January 19. TikTok and ByteDance filed an emergency motion Monday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, asking for […]
Appeals Court Deals Blow To Nasdaq’s Efforts At Pushing Diversity Rules On Companies
A Louisiana appeals court on Wednesday rejected Nasdaq's proposed rules aimed at increasing diversity on corporate boards. 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans dominated Nasdaq says it cannot implement a proposed diversity policy that would require companies listed on the stock exchange to explain why they lack minority and female directors on […]
Federal Appeals Court Upholds TikTok Ban Legislation
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app popular with American children and teens or face a ban in the United States. By law, ByteDance has until January to decide whether to sell or ban the TikTok app, so this ruling brings the possibility […]
Alex Jones still must pay $1.3B Sandy Hook defamation verdict: appeals court
A Connecticut appeals court on Friday largely upheld a nearly $1.3 billion defamation judgment against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who accused the Infowars founder of spreading lies about the 2012 Sandy Hook shooting. A three-judge panel on the Connecticut Court of Appeals ruled that an October 2022 jury decision to award $965 million in damages […]
TikTok sale-or-ban law upheld by federal appeals court
A law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell its app by January 19 or face a total ban in the United States was upheld by a U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday and will be considered by the Supreme Court in the coming weeks. A showdown is scheduled. A three-judge Washington panel says […]
Appeals court rules US can deport illegal immigrants despite local objections in win for incoming Trump admin
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) can continue to use the Seattle airport for charter deportation flights, a federal appeals court has ruled, in a win for President-elect Trump's administration. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling challenges then-President Trump's immigration policies, saying King County, Washington, violated a contract by banning deportations at King County […]
Appeals court hands Texas a big victory, making it harder for Biden admin to let in illegal aliens
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit passed On Wednesday, the Lone Star State scored a major victory, barring the Biden administration from “damaging, vandalizing, or otherwise interfering with Texas' C-wire fence near Eagle Pass.” The Biden administration has worked hard in recent years to thwart the state's efforts to secure its southern […]