insert_link World Trump administration sued over funding freeze A number of nonprofit organizations are suing the Trump administration following a freeze on federal aid programs. The government is stopping financial assistance to programs which include school meals for low-income students and foreign USAID assistance. Nick Harper reports from Washington. today29 January, 2025
insert_link World U.S States file lawsuit over Trump’s birthright citizenship order Eighteen US states have filed a lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order removing the automatic right to US citizenship for almost anyone born in the country. The Supreme Court has previously upheld what's known as birthright citizenship on the grounds that it is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. Ira Spitzer has more. today22 January, 2025
insert_link Business / Economics Nippon Steel and US Steel sue Biden Administration over blocked merger Nippon Steel and US Steel are suing the Biden administration over the president's decision to block the Japanese company's proposed takeover of the American firm. This comes as US secretary of state Antony Blinken is visiting Japan. Rebecca Bundhun is our reporter from Tokyo. today7 January, 2025
insert_link World Texas sues NY doctor for allegedly sending abortion pills to Lone Star resident Texas has sued a New York doctor that it says provided abortion pills to at least one Texas resident, in violation of state law. The first-of-its kind case could test the limits of a New York law that shields doctors from out-of-state prosecution. Toni Waterman has more. today16 December, 2024
insert_link Africa Nigeria Fines Meta $220 Million for Data Privacy Violations Nigeria has fined Meta Platforms $220 million for violating local consumer, data protection, and privacy laws, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission announced on Friday as per Reuters. The FCCPC found that Meta misappropriated Nigerian users' data without consent, abused its market dominance by imposing exploitative privacy policies, and treated Nigerian users discriminatorily compared to other jurisdictions with similar regulations. today22 July, 2024
insert_link Science & Technology TikTok law threatening a ban if the app isn’t sold raises First Amendment concerns TikTok users worry about losing their social media platform, but First Amendment rights are on the line, too. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey By Anupam Chander, Georgetown University and Gautam Hans, Cornell University TikTok, the short-video company with Chinese roots, did the most American thing possible on May 7, 2024: It sued the U.S. government, in the person of Attorney General Merrick Garland, in federal court. The suit claims […] today22 May, 2024
