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Bloomberg
12-08-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Castlelake Launches $1.8 Billion Aviation Lending Platform
Private credit lender Castlelake LP is debuting an aviation lending platform that already holds more than $1.8 billion of capital and is tapping Patrick Mahoney to lead it. The new business, called Merit AirFinance, will give out debt packages to airlines and leasing companies for new and used planes, according to a statement. Mahoney — who has worked at Castlelake since 2017, most recently as head of aviation's capital markets — joins the platform as its president upon Tuesday's launch.
Yahoo
11-08-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Judge again blocks ban on birthright citizenship, extends order nationwide
The Rev. Patrick Mahoney, director of the Christian Defense Coalition, joined demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court on May 15 to protest the Trump administration's effort to end birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants, as justices heard a challenge to the order. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) A federal judge in Maryland ordered a nationwide halt — again — to a Trump administration order that would have denied citizenship to any baby born in the U.S. after February unless at least one of the parents is a citizen. The ruling late Thursday by U.S. District Judge Deborah Boardman is the fourth to block President Donald Trump's executive order since June, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that judges around the country had exceeded their authority by issuing nationwide stays. But the justices said lower courts could issue nationwide injunctions if the lawsuits were class-action suits on behalf of all newborns in the U.S. who might be affected by the executive order. Which is what Boardman did Thursday Boardman rejected a request to include parents in the class-action suit. But she identified a nationwide class of children born on U.S. soil who 'unquestionably would be citizens but for the Executive Order,' an order the judge said is 'almost certainly unconstitutional.' She wrote that the plaintiffs — eight undocumented mothers who are pregnant or have children who were born in the U.S. — 'are likely to succeed on the merits of their constitutional claim because the Executive Order contradicts the plain language of the Fourteenth amendment,' which says that 'all persons' born the U.S. are citizens of the country and of the state in which they were born. While the immigrants would be harmed in the absence of an injunction, Boardman wrote, there would be little harm to the government to temporarily extending the practice of birthright citizenship that has been recognized in the U.S. for well over a century. Boardman rejected the government's argument that she should restrict her injunction just to Maryland. 'That relief must include every child in the United States who is subject to the Executive Order. After all, the Executive Order does not target only children born in Maryland; it seeks to deny citizenship to 'persons born in the United States,'' she wrote. A government attorney declined to comment Friday on the order, and emails seeking comment from the White House were not immediately returned. But immigrant advocates welcomed Boardman's order. 'This is a national issue that affects every single one of us in this country,' said Ama Frimpong, legal director at CASA, which filed suit with the immigrant women. The Maryland suit was one of several around the country that were filed soon after Trump's order on 'Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,' which he issued on Jan. 20, his first day back in office. It claimed that birthright citizenship was never meant to be a universal right, and it said that anyone born after Feb.19 — a month after the order was signed — would be denied citizenship unless one parent was a citizen or permanent legal resident. The order was swiftly challenges and three judges, including Boardman, issued nationwide injunctions to halt the order. When those were upheld on appeal, the government took the case to the Supreme Court, which said a national injunction could only be issued in class-action suit with a legitimate nationwide class of plaintiffs. Within hours of that ruling, attorneys for CASA were back in court, filing paperwork to turn their case into a class-action suit, adding women from North and South Carolina, among other states as plaintiffs. Boardman's approval of a class-action suit, and a national preliminary injunction, comes almost a month after a U.S. District judge in New Hampshire did the same thing. Frimpong called Trump's order 'just a part of the usual fear tactics to make people afraid of what they believe the federal government will do — even though it will never happen because it is blatantly unlawful and unconstitutional.' She said she anticipates that the Trump administration will again appeal the decision, but predicts that the case will go through the ordinary course of litigation. 'What we are looking forward to is, once and for all. putting the issue to bed and our courts making absolutely clear that the 14th Amendment is not up for debate, and it's not up for subjective interpretation,' Frimpong said. 'It is the law and it is going to remain the law.' This report was first published by Maryland Matters , which like NC Newsline, is part of the national States Newsroom network. Contact Editor Steve Crane for questions: editor@
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Brickbat: Collegial Atmosphere
Washington State University has terminated a staff member and relieved a graduate student of teaching responsibilities after they were charged with misdemeanor assault. Jay Sani, an engineering student who is also president of the university's chapter of the College Republicans, was wearing a "Trump 2024: Take America Back" hat when grad student Patrick Mahoney grabbed it off his head and tossed it into the street. When Sani fought back, Gerald Hoff, a university staff member, joined Mahoney in taking Sani to the ground, leaving him with scrapes and bruises. Footage from surveillance and body cameras captured the assault. Both men admitted to police they were involved but downplayed it, with Mahoney saying Sani started the fight and "got what was coming to him." The post Brickbat: Collegial Atmosphere appeared first on
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Wildfire season peak: Florida Forest Service reminds residents to be alert
The Brief Dry and gusty conditions have created the perfect setting for wildfires to spark across the state and, with not much rain lately, it's easy for these fires to grow. Over the last week, there have been a handful of wildfires in the Myakka River District. Florida's wildfire season is year-round, but it becomes heightened as we enter the dry season. TAMPA, Fla. - From Miami-Dade County to the Panhandle, dry and gusty conditions have created the perfect setting for wildfires to spark and, with not much rain lately, it's easy for these fires to grow. Why you should care Over the last week, there have been a handful of wildfires in the Myakka River District, which consists of Manatee, Sarasota, Hardee, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. The Florida Forest Service in the Tampa Bay area is ready to respond to anymore that may pop up. "The other night, we had a cooking fire that got away," said Patrick Mahoney, the public information officer for the Florida Forest Service Myakka River District. "A lot of growth has happened out in these wooded areas, so we have these homes that sit close to the woods so that's where we get a lot of it from. People do not know our burn laws and how to burn here in Florida, so that causes an issue." Dig deeper Florida's wildfire season is year-round, but it becomes heightened as we enter the dry season. For more than a week, a large brushfire burned more than 26,000 acres in southern Miami-Dade County, causing significant problems along the only route in and out of the Keys. "Weed eating. Welding. Anything that creates a spark just be extremely careful with it," said Mahoney. Mahoney said downed hurricane debris and cold weather also complicates matters. He advises people to help their homes survive a wildfire by mowing the lawn in the mornings when humidity is high, cleaning off their roof and gutters, and removing touching branches from the side of your home. Drought season typically ends once the rain comes in May and June. The Source The information in this story was gathered through an interview with the public information officer for the Florida Forest Service Myakka River District. WATCH FOX 13 NEWS: STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app:Apple |Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter
