Federal appeals court upholds singer R. Kelly’s convictions and 30-year prison term
R. Kelly’s racketeering and sex trafficking convictions, along with a 30-year prison sentence, were upheld Wednesday by a ...
The Australian Financial Review6d
High Court decides no judge can be sued, even for false imprisonment
The High Court has unanimously decided that controversial Federal Circuit and Family Court judge Salvatore Vasta is not personally liable for unlawfully imprisoning a Queensland man, ruling that ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation7d
Federal Circuit Court Judge Salvatore Vasta wins High Court bid for immunity from being sued
The Federal Parliament has already changed the law to ensure judges of the Federal Circuit and Family Court (Division 2) enjoy the same level of immunity as other judges. The man wrongly jailed by ...
Federal Circuit Court Judge Salvatore Vasta wins High Court bid for immunity from being sued
Federal Circuit Court Judge Salvatore Vasta has won his High Court bid for immunity from being sued by a man wrongly jailed ...
Biden’s $475B student debt cancellation plan blocked as federal appeals court issues final decision
A federal appeals court delivered a crushing blow Tuesday to a more than $475 billion student debt cancellation program begun ...
Circuit court puts final nail in the coffin for Biden's $500B student loan forgiveness plan
A federal appeals court in Missouri has issued a final ruling against President Biden's SAVE student loan forgiveness effort.
SBS7d
All judges have 'absolute immunity' from civil lawsuits, the High Court rules
The High Court ruled judges have immunity from civil suits, overturning a $309,000 award to a man who was wrongly imprisoned by Federal Circuit Court Judge Salvatore Vasta. The High Court has ...
Brisbane Times6d
All judges immune from lawsuits, High Court rules, sparing Vasta
A Brisbane man, known by the pseudonym Mr Stradford, sued Federal Circuit Court Judge Salvatore Vasta, who had jailed him for contempt during a divorce case and was later awarded $309,000 ...
Appeals court blocks Biden’s $500 billion student debt relief plan
The 8th Circuit blocked Biden’s SAVE plan, ruling his administration overstepped its authority. The decision halted debt ...
Appeals court denies Trump's request to lift order blocking freeze of billions in federal funding
The Trump administration is reigniting a legal fight over whether it can unilaterally freeze billions of dollars in funding ...
Politico9d
Trump’s Tariffs Could Squeeze the Supreme Court
and the most obvious forum would be the Court of International Trade, with any appeals going up to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and eventually the Supreme Court. What might that challenge ...