Wednesday 28 March 2018

Daniels lawyer asks to take deposition from President Trump: court document

Daniels lawyer asks to take deposition from President Trump: court document

(Reuters) - A lawyer for adult film star Stormy Daniels has requested in federal court to take a deposition from President Donald Trump in a legal battle over an agreement to keep her quiet about her allegation that they had a sexual relationship.

Justice Department welcomes Orange County's support in 'sanctuary state' lawsuit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it welcomed a decision by California's third largest county to join its court challenge to the state's new law limiting how much local police and sheriff's departments support the Trump administration's rigorous deportation policy.

Federal prosecutors to make final case against Orlando gunman's widow

(Reuters) - Prosecutors are expected to use final arguments in the trial of the widow of the Orlando nightclub gunman on Wednesday to contend that she knew beforehand of his plans, while her lawyers have portrayed her as a simple person forced into a confession.

Trump's travel ban imperils U.S. citizen with cancer

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Maziar Hashemi, a naturalized U.S. citizen who lives in Massachusetts, has been told by doctors that his best hope for surviving a rare form of blood cancer is a bone marrow transplant.

Uber's use of fewer safety sensors prompts questions after Arizona crash

TEMPE, Ariz./PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - When Uber decided in 2016 to retire its fleet of self-driving Ford Fusion cars in favor of Volvo sport utility vehicles, it also chose to scale back on one notable piece of technology: the safety sensors used to detect objects in the road.

Americans reflect on Martin Luther King Jr's legacy 50 years on

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) - A half century after Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, visitors still flock to the Memphis, Tennessee, site where the civil rights leader was assassinated and say that while there has been progress in racial equality, more strides need to be made.

Supreme Court weighs Republican challenge to Maryland electoral map

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday considers for the second time in recent months whether to rein in politicians who draw state electoral maps with the aim of entrenching their party in power in a case involving a Maryland congressional district.

Uber agrees to settle California discrimination lawsuit for $10 million

(Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by two women engineers who accused the ride-services company of gender and race discrimination.

States vow to fight U.S. plan to ask citizenship question on census

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York, California and other states vowed on Tuesday to stop the U.S. government from asking in the 2020 census whether people are citizens, arguing the question could stop immigrants from participating and skew the makeup of Congress.

California county joins Trump 'sanctuary city' lawsuit

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of Orange County, California on Tuesday voted to join a federal lawsuit against the state's sanctuary law as part of a growing backlash in some conservative parts of California to state laws that protect illegal immigrants from deportation.

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