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Washington: A federal judge in Pennsylvania has ruled the United States can use the 1798 Alien Enemies Act to fast-track the deportation of accused Venezuelan gang members in the state’s western district, but must give them at least 21 days’ notice and the opportunity to challenge their removals. U.S. District …

Washington: A US judge on Thursday partially blocked an executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at sweeping election reforms, the latest legal setback in enacting his agenda. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly specifically prevented the Trump administration from requiring voters to provide proof of US citizenship when registering to vote at …

Houston: Fort Bend County judge K P George, a prominent Indian-American elected official, was arrested Friday on two felony counts of money laundering stemming from allegations of wire fraud and falsification of a campaign finance report. Mr George, a Democrat who has served as county judge since 2018 and won …

New Delhi: The Centre today confirmed the Supreme Court collegium’s decision to transfer Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, who is in the middle of an alleged cash stash row, to the Allahabad High Court. The Supreme Court also asked the Allahabad High Court Chief Justice not to assign …

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused an oral plea for an urgent hearing into a petition seeking directions to Delhi Police to file a complaint and investigate the burnt bundles of cash found earlier this month at the home of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma. Responding …

New Delhi: Former Attorney General of India Mukul Rohatgi called for a thorough investigation into allegations that a cash stash was found on the premises of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma. Mr Rohatgi, in an interview to NDTV, said the matter “does not look like an open and …

New Delhi: Former Attorney General of India and senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi has called for a forensic investigation into the cash-at-home scam and said there is a need to streamline the system of disciplinary action against judges instead of the current rule of impeachment. The only constitutional action against judges, …

Justice Yashwant Varma faces allegations that a huge pile of cash was found at his house New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna formed a three-member committee comprising high court judges to conduct an inquiry into allegations against Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma over alleged recovery of …

New Delhi: Strongly denying that he or his family had kept any cash in the storeroom from which the burnt remains of several wads of notes were allegedly recovered, Delhi High Court Justice Yashwant Varma has said the room is disconnected from his main residence and is accessible to, and …

New Delhi: A report submitted by Delhi High Court Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya into alleged finding of a cash stash at the house of high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma has been uploaded on the Supreme Court website, in an unprecedented move by the top court in the interest of …