Conservative justices ‘stunned’ by Supreme Court’s USAID decision, lambast majority in scathing dissent
Four conservative Supreme Court judges wrote vehement opposition on Wednesday after the court majority rejected the Trump administration's request to continue a temporary freeze on foreign aid. Judge Samuel Alito exploited the High Court majority by allowing a lower court judge to decide on its own a timeline for paying about $2 million in payments […]
Supreme Court Says Trump Admin. Must Pay $2 Billion in USAID Funds
On Wednesday, when he ruled the Trump administration, a district court judge failed to stop $2 billion in US Agency for International Development (USAID) payments to intended recipients. By 5-4 votes, the court upheld the decision of U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, but he asked to clarify his previous order given the passing of a […]
Divided Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s foreign aid freeze
WASHINGTON – The sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to push the Trump administration to blame federal judges for placing swift deadlines to free billions of dollars in foreign aid. With a 5-4 vote, the court told District Judge Amir Ali to clarify his previous order calling for the Republican administration to release nearly […]
Supreme Court rules on nearly $2 billion in USAID payments paused by Trump
The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied the Trump administration's request to block a lower court order to pay nearly $2 billion in foreign aid, delivering short-term grace to international aid groups and contractors seeking payments for previously completed projects. In a one-paragraph decision, the court said that the February 26 deadline imposed by the lower […]
Mexico’s lawsuit against American gunmakers faces tough Supreme Court questions
The U.S. Supreme Court appears skeptical of Mexico's efforts to hold American gunmen legally responsible for their arms being smuggled and contributing to the country's drug cartel violence on Tuesday. During a lively oral discussion of 90 minutes, the judge debated whether the production and sales of firearms in the United States were the source […]
Competing rulings on under 21 handgun sales could put issue before Supreme Court
The Supreme Court can quickly consider whether people under the age of 21 have the right to purchase a handgun. This could support federal restrictions decades ago and reconstruct the country's gun laws. In January, the New Orleans-based right-leaning Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals broke the federal government's decades-old ban on handgun purchases for ages […]
Mexico Extradites Los Zetas Cartel Supreme Leaders Ahead of Meeting with U.S. Diplomats
Mexican authorities handed over two of Los Zetas's top leaders just hours before the country's security cabinet was set up to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his staff. On Thursday morning, Mexican authorities working with US authorities handed over Los Zetta's supreme leader, Miguel Angel “Z-40” Trevino Morales and his brother “Z-42” […]
Supreme court backs Trump over holding back $1.5bn in USAid cash – US politics live | Trump administration
The Supreme Court supports the Trump administration for withholding USAID cash The US Supreme Court upheld the Trump administration in a payment lawsuit by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), meaning that Supreme Court Jon Roberts could issue an “administrative stay” and delay payments worth $1.5 billion. Donald Trump had ordered payments to be […]
Trump administration goes to Supreme Court to stave off midnight deadline to unfreeze foreign aid
The Department of Justice submittedEmergency applicationThe Supreme Court on Wednesday called for the Trump administration to block the midnight deadline for nearly $2 billion in locked-down foreign aid payments. A federal judge set deadlines after the administration failed to comply with his previous ruling to resume the flow of foreign aid agreements and grants as […]
Supreme Court blocks judge’s order that would have forced Trump admin to release billions in foreign aid
The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in a lawsuit challenging the freezing of federal funds from the U.S. International Development Agency. Temporarily the best court on the land It's blocked Orders from US District Judge Amir H. Ali until the court could become more heavily on the case. Ali had given […]