The US Supreme Court has given the green light to President Donald Trump‘s plan to dismantle the federal education department, allowing the administration to move forward with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.In a 6-3 decision on Monday, the justices paused a lower court ruling that had temporarily blocked the layoffs. The order, issued by US […]
WASHINGTON: In his year-end report in 2023, chief justice John Roberts celebrated “the digital revolution in the federal courts”. Electronic filing, he wrote, was “rendering paper largely optional”.But not at the Supreme Court. In addition to requiring electronic submissions, its rules instruct litigants who are not prisoners or poor to file 40 paper copies of […]
Donald Trump (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Friday reflected on threats to his life while addressing a key court decision that expands his administration’s policy-making powers. During a White House media briefing, Trump recalled an incident from July 13, 2024, when a bullet grazed his ear during a campaign event in Pennsylvania. “I […]
US Supreme Court greenlights migrant deportation; third-country deports to resume The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Donald Trump administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries other than their homelands, lifting a lower court order which had temporarily blocked the move.The ruling is a notable win for the Trump administration, which had challenged […]
The US Supreme Court in Washington (File photo) The US Supreme Court delivered two rulings in favour of the Trump administration on Friday regarding Department of Government Efficiency cases, including permitting access to Social Security databases with personal details of millions of US citizens. The court also limited transparency requirements for DOGE, formerly headed by […]
The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favour of US President Donald Trump, allowing his administration to revoke temporary legal status granted to over 500,000 immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela.The court approved an emergency request by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, effectively halting a Biden-era programme that had granted humanitarian parole to […]
Quick Reads Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Trump criticized the Supreme Court’s 7-2 ruling against his deportation bid for Venezuelan gang members, declaring it a “bad day for America.” He claimed the decision would allow criminals to enter the US and hinder his efforts to enforce immigration laws. New Delhi: President Donald Trump on […]
The US Supreme Court is deliberating a case that could fundamentally alter the definition of American citizenship, as it weighs President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship for children born to undocumented immigrants and those in the US on temporary visas. The implications are vast: more than 150,000 newborns could be denied […]
In January after assuming presidency, Donald Trump passed an executive order to end birthright citizenship (Image: AP) The US Supreme Court hears a case Thursday that could result in a radical reversal of constitutional interpretation and sharply curb the judiciary’s ability to rein in Donald Trump — or future American presidents.The case before the top […]
WASHINGTON: The conservative-dominated US Supreme Court is slated to hear a case on Tuesday about whether parents have the religious right to pull their children from classes when books containing LGBTQ-related content are read or discussed.The court will review an appeal filed by parents against a Maryland public school district where, in 2022, books aimed […]
