- Appeals court allows removal of Trump’s name from Kennedy Center
An appeals court on June 12 refused to block the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center in the nation’s capital. In an unsigned order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied Trump’s request to halt the removal. Earlier in the day, Washington-based U.S. District Judge Christopher R. Cooper similarly refused to pause his May 29 [...]
- Judge extends block on Trump’s Anti-Weaponization Fund
A federal judge on June 12 extended her block of the Trump administration’s Anti-Weaponization Fund. Judge Leonie Brinkema of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued a new order saying the fund will remain blocked for the time being. The judge gave the parties a week to negotiate an agreement for Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to file a [...]
- Supreme Court bars private lawsuits to enforce securities law
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 11 ruled 6–3 that private parties are not allowed to sue to enforce the federal Investment Company Act. In this case, the high court sided with asset managers and investment funds and reversed a lower court ruling that allowed the respondent hedge fund, Saba Capital Master Fund, to sue under the statute to void fund bylaws that limited the [...]
- US appeals court allows Trump’s 10 percent global tariffs to continue during appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on June 11 temporarily extended a pause of a lower ruling that struck down President Donald Trump’s 10-percent global tariffs. The appeals court granted the Trump administration’s motion to extend the stay of an injunction preventing collection of the tariffs in an unsigned order. This means the federal government [...]
