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Supreme Court orders release of Trump records but they may stay hidden for now
(UPDATED) The rulings prompt a string of furious tweets from Donald Trump and are a setback to his claim of absolute immunity from criminal investigation while in office
Supreme Court to decide on release of secret Mueller evidence, after election
The House panel continues to investigate Trump for impeachment in relation to alleged collusion with Russia and obstruction of justice in that case
U.S. Supreme Court rejects key challenge to abortion rights
The conservative-leaning court split 5-4 in the decision overruling a state law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital
Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to end 'Dreamer' immigrant program
The high court says Trump's 2017 move to cancel his predecessor Barack Obama's landmark Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was 'arbitrary and capricious' under government administrative procedures
U.S. top court rules civil rights law protects LGBTQ+ workers
The landmark decision says Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlaws discrimination against employees because of a person's sex, also covers sexual orientation and transgender status
U.S. Supreme Court to take on Trump taxes, presidential immunity
The hearing gives time for the justices to render a decision before the presidential election in November, as Donald Trump seeks a second term
U.S. Supreme Court justice Ginsburg hospitalized for gallbladder infection
Her recent repeated health scares spark speculation about potential retirement, which would allow conservative US President Donald Trump to nominate a replacement
In historic first, U.S. Supreme Court broadcasts live
(UPDATED) For Monday's hearing, the justices took part by telephone. But with no cameras involved, they did not have to wear their traditional black robes.
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump taxes case in May
The US Supreme Court says it will hear the consolidated cases by telephone conference in May, a move which could allow it to deliver a ruling before the November presidential election
U.S. Supreme Court hears case that could set future of abortion
What may be the most significant case on the subject in decades centers on a law in the state of Louisiana that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital
U.S. chief justice cites 'OK boomer' in age discrimination case
Justice Stephen Breyer also made an age joke during the court session while talking about someone being considered for promotion
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump tax return cases in 2020
A Supreme Court ruling in the case would come less than 6 months before Americans go to the polls in November 2020
Trump asks Supreme Court to protect his tax returns
The US president's attorneys argue that Trump enjoys immunity both from prosecution and from any acts of investigation
U.S. Supreme Court to take on gay and transgender rights in the workplace
Ria Tabacco Mar of the American Civil Liberties Union says it is up to the Supreme Court to stop the LGBTQ community from being 'relegated to second class status'
U.N. 'regrets' impact U.S. court ruling will have on asylum seekers
UN refugee agency spokesman Andrej Mahecic stresses that 'any person fleeing violence or persecution must be able to access full and effective asylum procedures and international protection'
In victory for Trump, top U.S. court permits asylum restrictions
The US Supreme Court's decision – temporarily in effect while lower court proceedings play out – is a victory for Trump's restrictive immigration policies
Trump calls for U.S. census delay after Supreme Court defeat
Held only once every 10 years, the US census is instrumental in apportioning some $675 billion in federal funding to states and cities
US top court delays litmus test on abortion
A clinic and two doctors offering abortions appeal to the Supreme Court to block a law that restricts access to abortion
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg out of hospital
The 85-year-old judge underwent a pulmonary lobectomy at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York
2018: Trump's year of disruption – and danger ahead
From trampling near-sacred allies like Canada to trying to make good with rival Russia and enemy North Korea, Donald Trump's foreign policy shook up the world
U.S. Supreme Court rejects state efforts to block abortion funding
The US Supreme Court leaves in place lower court decisions that found that states violate federal law when they terminate Medicaid contracts for Planned Parenthood
Trump hits back at U.S. Supreme Court chief justice after rare rebuke
Chief Justice John Roberts, who rarely makes political statements, rebukes criticism of the courts by President Donald Trump, insisting that the judiciary is 'independent'
Trump says America owes Kavanaugh apology after Supreme Court battle
"On behalf of our nation, I want to apologize to Brett and the entire Kavanaugh family for the terrible pain and suffering you have been forced to endure," Trump says at the White House swearing-in ceremony
Kavanaugh sworn into Supreme Court after divisive fight
Across the United States, protestors rally against the nominee who has been plagued by allegations of sexual misconduct. The confirmation ushers in Republican control of the top court, a major win for Trump
U.S. Senate poised to confirm Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh
If Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed, Trump will have succeeded in having his two picks seated on the court – a major coup for the Republican leader less than halfway through his term
U.S. Senate braces for key vote on embattled Supreme Court nominee
Three key Republican lawmakers still officially undecided on Brett Kavanaugh, who has faced accusations of sexual misconduct
Supreme Court nominee in unusual plea as U.S. Senate nears vote
Furor over Kavanaugh's nomination has overshadowed next month's midterm elections in which control of Congress by Donald Trump's Republican Party could be at stake
Former classmate says Trump court nominee lied about his drinking
Chad Ludington, a North Carolina State University professor, says Brett Kavanaugh was 'belligerent and aggressive' when he drank
Senate panel backs Trump's Supreme Court pick Kavanaugh
The panel splits along strict party lines with the 11 Republican members backing Kavanaugh and all 10 Democrats voting against the president's controversial nominee.
Trump backs embattled court nominee after fiery hearing
'I categorically and unequivocally deny the allegation by Dr Ford,' says Brett Kavanaugh in his opening statement
Kavanaugh accuser says she feared Supreme Court pick would rape her
'I am here because I believe it is my civic duty to tell you what happened to me while Brett Kavanaugh and I were in high school,' Christine Blasey Ford says
Trump defends Supreme Court pick but says he could change mind
Donald Trump says he is skeptical because he personally had been the target of 'false statements' in the past made by various women
Kavanaugh intensifies counter-offensive against sex accusations
Brett Kavanaugh steps up his defense, saying 'I've never sexually assaulted anyone, not in high school, not ever. I've always treated women with dignity and respect'
Trump's Supreme Court pick faces new sexual misconduct claim
Brett Kavanaugh, the embattled US Supreme Court nominee of President Donald Trump, faces a second accusation of sexual misconduct
Battle lines drawn for U.S. Senate showdown on Trump court nominee
A university professor agrees to give her testimony publicly in the US Senate, accusing Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault
Supreme Court nominee assault storm fans #MeToo flames
Sexual assault survivors – women and men alike – tweet their messages of solidarity for Christine Blasey Ford using the hashtag #WhyIDidntReport
Supreme Court nominee accuser gets more time to decide on hearing
Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers calls as 'arbitrary' the first deadline set by the US Senate Judiciary Committee for her to testify against nominee Brett Kavanaugh over a sexual assault allegation
Kavanaugh accuser willing to testify in U.S. Senate – reports
Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers have told the Senate judiciary committee she cannot appear at its hearing scheduled for Monday, September 24, calling the date Republicans set 'arbitrary'
Trump Supreme Court pick accuser demands FBI probe before testifying
The college professor accusing Brett Kavanaugh, Trump's US Supreme Court nominee, of sexual assault wants an FBI investigation
Professor speaks out about 'sexual assault' by Trump Supreme Court pick
A professor at Palo Alto University decides to waive her anonymity because she felt her 'civic responsibility" was "outweighing my anguish and terror about retaliation'
Chaotic opening day hearing for Trump's Supreme Court pick
'If confirmed to the Supreme Court, I will keep an open mind in every case. I will do equal right to the poor and to the rich,' says Judge Brett Kavanaugh
Battle begins over Trump's Supreme Court pick
Opposition figures waste no time in assailing Brett Kavanaugh, warning his confirmation would usher in the erosion of civil liberties and long-held rights, while conservatives are quick to drum up support for the nominee
Trump names Kavanaugh to Supreme Court, Senate battle looms
(UPDATED) Trump's decision stands to be among the most consequential of his presidency, as he seeks to shape the high court to his conservative leanings for decades to come
Trump gets historic chance to shift Supreme Court to right
Justice Anthony Kennedy's departure at the end of July will give US President Donald Trump the opportunity to appoint his second justice to the 9-seat bench, which exerts a deep and far-reaching influence on American life.
Trump claims victory on travel ban, but border crackdown on hold
The US Supreme Court ruling validates the 3rd and most recent version of the ban, which applies to travelers from 5 mainly Muslim nations – Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen – and from North Korea, about 150 million people in total
U.S. Supreme Court rules for baker in gay wedding cake case
The US high court rules that while the Colorado Civil Rights Commission determined that Masterpiece Cakeshop must serve clients regardless of sexual orientation, the panel showed 'clear and impermissible hostility toward the sincere religious beliefs' of the baker
Transgender teen wins battle in U.S. 'toilet wars'
Gavin Grimm, who identifies as a man but was born as a woman, is at the heart of a pitched battle for transgender rights in the US
Filipino immigrant fighting deportation wins U.S. Supreme Court case
Conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch joins in a 5-4 ruling stating that the legal definition of a crime of violence – which is being used to deport Philippines-born James Garcia Dimaya – is too vague
U.S. top court rules immigrants can be held indefinitely
It reverses a ruling by the San Francisco 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which had set a 6-month limit for detention without a bond hearing as long as the person did not pose a flight risk or a danger to national security
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