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A New York appeals court on Monday gave former President Donald Trump a lifeline in his New York fraud case, allowing Trump to post a much lower bond while he appeals the verdict in the case. Trump was expected to come up with $464 million or a bond for that amount Monday to appeal a ruling by Superior Court Judge Arthur Engoron in a civil fraud lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James in 2022. In an order, the five-judge state appeals court panel said it would give the Trump Organization and top executives 10 days to post a $175 million bond. Engoron found that Trump, his company and top executives – including his sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump – deceived banks and insurers by inflating the value of his family's wealth on financial statements used to secure loans. Trump said Monday that he planned to comply with the order. "We will abide by the decision of the Appellate Division, and post either a bond, equivalent securities, or cash,"...

The Fifth Circuit last Saturday issued a temporary stay on the private sector vaccine mandate, citing "grave" constitutional concerns. A federal appeals court late Friday ordered the Biden administration to stop implementation of its private sector vaccine mandate until multiple legal challenges work their way through the court system. The ruling , from the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, comes in response specifically to a case from a Louisiana businessman, but dozens of lawsuits been filed by coalitions of states, business groups and individuals challenging President Joe Biden's orders requiring American workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, agree to regular testing or lose their jobs. "The Fifth Circuit's decision to put a stop to the Biden Administration's illegal vaccine mandate is a huge win for liberty and cements the reality that this mandate is an overreach by the federal government that would cause irreversible damag...

The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration's vaccine mandate on private sector businesses with 100 employers or more, citing "grave" constitutional issues. Ruling on lawsuits filed by Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, as well as a Louisiana businessman seeking to prevent the private sector vaccine mandate from taking effect, the appeals court issued a stay over constitutional questions. "Because the petitions give cause to believe there are grave statutory and constitutional issues with the Mandate, the Mandate is hereby stayed pending further action by the court," the ruling reads. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) this week released details of the private sector vaccine mandate, which until Saturday's ruling required private employers with 100 or more workers to mandate vaccinations or weekly testing. The mandate, which could affect an estimated 10...