Tag: Supreme Court of the United States

Friday, January 14th 2022 - 20:07 UTC
US: SCOTUS rules against mandatory vaccination at workplaces

The Supreme Court of The United States Thursday ruled by 6 votes to 3 against President Joseph Biden's vaccine mandates for businesses with 100 employees or more.
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Thursday, February 28th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Trump's ex lawyer ashamed of working for a conman, a cheat and a racist

Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen called the US president a conman, a cheat and a racist in explosive congressional testimony on Wednesday, saying he was ashamed of a decade of working for the real estate billionaire.
Tuesday, September 11th 2018 - 15:31 UTC
Lula's party expected to announce Haddad as the presidential candidate

Jailed former Brazilian president Lula da Silva is expected to allow his Workers Party to announce running mate Fernando Haddad as its candidate, following the latest ruling from the Supreme Court. Lula had hoped the Justices would agree to an appeal for more time to switch the head of the Workers Party (PT) ticket after Brazil’s top electoral court last week banned him from running due to a corruption conviction and gave him 10 days to remove his name.
Thursday, June 28th 2018 - 11:13 UTC
Trump gets another chance to reshape the ideological composition of the Supreme Court

President Donald Trump will likely get to appoint a second judge to the Supreme Court, and his administration has already published a list of potential candidates for the bench. Trump told reporters Wednesday that his administration “will begin our search for a new justice of the United States Supreme Court that will begin immediately.”
Tuesday, June 27th 2017 - 15:46 UTC
Trump's revised travel ban scores first SCOTUS win

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Monday partially lifted an injunction on President Donald J. Trump’s travel ban and thus allowed restrictions on citizens from certain predominantly Muslim countries to go into effect.
Wednesday, June 25th 2014 - 06:46 UTC
Argentina waiting for Judge Griesa's reply on the 'stay' request

The government of President Cristina Fernandez awaits Judge Griesa's decision after the request to issue a stay on the ruling that orders Argentina to pay all the bondholders at the same time, Argentine Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich said in his daily press briefing at Government House on Tuesday.
Friday, June 6th 2014 - 08:49 UTC
Countdown for Argentina's decisive litigation with hedge funds; IMF concern

The International Monetary Fund expressed “concern” on Thursday over the outcome of Argentina's 'vulture funds' case. The US Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on June 12 whether to hear Argentina's appeal of rulings requiring it to pay the holdout bondholders back in full.
Saturday, January 11th 2014 - 06:57 UTC
US Supreme Court agrees to consider Argentina litigation case with hedge funds

The US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to consider a dispute over subpoenas in a case stemming from long-running litigation over Argentina's obligations to bond investors in the wake of its default on 100 billion dollars in sovereign debt in 2002.
Monday, September 30th 2013 - 17:00 UTC
Argentina hopes US Supreme Court hears its case with the hedge funds

The US Supreme Court was scheduled to meet behind closed doors on Monday to decide whether to hear a high-profile appeal by Argentina over its battle with hedge funds that refused to take part in two debt restructurings that sprang from the country's 2002 default.
Wednesday, August 28th 2013 - 00:24 UTC
Argentine bonds lose ground following the debt swap announcement

Argentina bonds in dollars, protected by local legislation fell the most in four months after President Cristina Fernandez announced she’s sending a bill to Congress to reopen the debt swap so that holders of the 7% of pending non restructured debt can normalize their situation in similar conditions.