‘Daunting consequences’:US Supreme Court sceptical of removing Trump from election ballot

‘Daunting consequences’:US Supreme Court sceptical of removing Trump from election ballot

In a historic legal showdown,America’s highest court has heard arguments to determine if the former president should be removed from the ballot in Colorado.

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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Trump sweeping immunity claim rejected by US appeals court

Trump sweeping immunity claim rejected by US appeals court

A three-judge panel rejected Trump’s claim that he cannot be prosecuted because the allegations relate to his official responsibilities as president.

  • byAndrew Goudsward
Can Trump run for president at all? What the Colorado decision means and what happens next
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Can Trump run for president at all? What the Colorado decision means and what happens next

The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump is not eligible to run for office. What are the implications?

  • byAngus Holland andJackson Graham
US Supreme Court may push Sackler opioid case to Congress
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US Supreme Court may push Sackler opioid case to Congress

How much of a fresh start does the Sackler family deserve – without having to declare bankruptcy themselves?

  • byNoah Feldman
Trump’s ‘small hands’ take centre stage in Supreme Court free speech fight

Trump’s ‘small hands’ take centre stage in Supreme Court free speech fight

In a strange twist,lawyers for the Biden administration are effectively trying to prevent Donald Trump from having his name misappropriated in commerce.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
A pregnant 9-year-old girl sparked US abortion anger. Her rapist just got life in jail

A pregnant 9-year-old girl sparked US abortion anger. Her rapist just got life in jail

The man charged with raping and impregnating a 9-year-old Ohio girl who travelled to neighbouring Indiana to obtain an abortion has been sentenced.

  • bySharon Bernstein
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‘White guys can’t get jobs any more!’ A case of US justice turning blind to reality
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‘White guys can’t get jobs any more!’ A case of US justice turning blind to reality

I grew up in America. I heard all the false claims against affirmative action,but now the US Supreme Court has given succour to racists.

  • byBill Wyman
‘Licence to discriminate’:Supreme Court sprint leaves equality concerns for millions of Americans
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‘Licence to discriminate’:Supreme Court sprint leaves equality concerns for millions of Americans

The nine-member bench ended its latest term by delivering a string of monumental rulings with far-reaching implications for millions of Americans.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
In biggest ruling since abortion,US Supreme Court guts affirmative action at universities

In biggest ruling since abortion,US Supreme Court guts affirmative action at universities

Elite colleges and universities will no longer be able to consider race in student admissions after the nation’s top court ended the decades-old policy.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
How a 51-year-old legal case still troubles America

How a 51-year-old legal case still troubles America

A year since the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v Wade,more than a dozen states have near-total bans on abortion and the issue is looming large in the march to the 2024 vote.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘A tense moment’:US will focus on national security,not trade,with China,says Janet Yellen

‘A tense moment’:US will focus on national security,not trade,with China,says Janet Yellen

The US treasury secretary made her remarks amid heightened tensions and pessimism in the US-China relationship over national security issues,including Taiwan.

  • byDavid Lawder andAndrea Shalal