US Supreme Court: News
19 Apr 2025
Donald TrumpNo new deportations 'for now,' orders US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court has stayed the deportation of Venezuelan detainees in northern Texas.
17 Apr 2025
CaliforniaUS: California becomes first state to sue Trump over tariffs
California Governor Gavin Newsom has filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump's administration, over his recent tariffs which have rattled global trade.
11 Apr 2025
WorldUS issues statement after 26/11 accused handed over to India
The United States has welcomed the extradition of Pakistani-Canadian terror accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana to India.
10 Apr 2025
Indian GovernmentAdvocate Narendra Mann appointed special public prosecutor for 26/11 case
The Indian government has appointed advocate Narendra Mann as the Special Public Prosecutor for the 26/11 attack case for three years.
09 Apr 2025
Donald TrumpLast extradition plea rejected, 26/11 mastermind arriving in India 'shortly'
Tahawwur Rana, accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, will be extradited from the United States to India "shortly," PTI reported.
08 Apr 2025
Joe BidenUS Supreme Court clears way for extradition of 26/11 mastermind
The US Supreme Court has rejected Tahawwur Rana's last-ditch plea to stop his extradition to India.
02 Apr 2025
Donald TrumpBillionaires' spending reached record levels in 2024 US elections: Report
Billionaires upped their spending during the 2024 US elections by a wide margin, a new report by Americans for Tax Fairness said.
14 Feb 2025
OhioOhio bill plans to criminalize ejaculating without intent to conceive
Lawmakers in Ohio and Mississippi have introduced a draft bill that aims to make it a crime to ejaculate without the intent to conceive.
27 Jan 2025
Kamala HarrisWhy January 6 US Capitol attackers are rejecting Trump's pardon
A couple of 2021 Capitol attackers have refused a pardon from United States President Donald Trump, saying their actions were not pardonable.
25 Jan 2025
Lashkar-e-TaibaWho is Tahawwur Rana, the 26/11 terror attack convict
The United States Supreme Court has given a nod to the extradition of Tahawwur Rana, a Pakistani-origin Canadian national, to India.
25 Jan 2025
IndiaUS Supreme Court approves extradition of Mumbai attack convict
The US Supreme Court has cleared the extradition of Canadian-Pakistani national Tahawwur Rana to India. Rana is accused in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks.
22 Jan 2025
White HouseWhy 22 Democratic-led states are suing Trump
A coalition of 22 Democratic-led states, the District of Columbia, and San Francisco have sued President Donald Trump over his executive order to end birthright citizenship.
16 Jan 2025
Donald TrumpTrump explores options to 'preserve' TikTok in US
President-elect Donald Trump is looking at ways to keep TikTok alive in the US instead of banning it nationwide.
14 Jan 2025
Elon MuskIs China selling TikTok to Musk? What the company said
TikTok has dismissed rumors that Chinese officials are mulling over selling a stake in its US operations to tech mogul Elon Musk.
11 Jan 2025
Donald Trump'Despicable charade...': Trump on unconditional discharge in hush money case
United States President-elect Donald Trump was given an unconditional discharge on Friday in a high-profile hush money case.
01 Jan 2025
Chicago26/11 Mumbai attacks: Tahawwur Rana to be extradited to India
Tahawwur Rana, a Canadian national of Pakistani origin accused in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, will be extradited from the United States to India.
17 Dec 2024
Donald TrumpNo immunity for Trump in hush money conviction: NY Judge
Former United States President Donald Trump's conviction for falsifying business records in a hush money case has been upheld by a New York judge.
11 Dec 2024
Elon MuskTrump promises 'fully expedited' US permits for $1 billion-plus investors
President-elect Donald Trump has promised to fast-track permits for companies investing at least $1 billion in the United States.
08 Nov 2024
Data privacyMeta petitions US Supreme Court to dismiss Cambridge Analytica lawsuit
Meta has asked the US Supreme Court to throw out a federal securities fraud lawsuit related to the notorious Cambridge Analytica data breach.
25 Sep 2024
MissouriUS: 5 executions planned in a week, who're the convicts?
The United States is set to carry out five executions within a single week, an unusually high number.
16 Sep 2024
TikTokTikTok's legal fight against US ban starts today
TikTok and the US government are set to face off in federal court today, over a legal dispute that could significantly impact the future of the social media platform in America.
11 Sep 2024
Donald TrumpKey takeaways from Kamala Harris-Donald Trump presidential debate
The first and potentially only debate between Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and Republican candidate Donald Trump took place on Tuesday (local time).
17 Jul 2024
Andhra PradeshIt's Tamil Nadu vs. Andhra in US vice president race?
Former United States President Donald Trump formally picked his running mate, JD Vance, on Monday, following a long wait.
25 Apr 2024
Donald TrumpArizona House votes to overturn near-total complete ban on abortions
The Arizona House has voted in favor of a proposal aimed at overturning the state's nearly complete ban on abortions.
20 Dec 2023
Donald TrumpUS: Colorado court declares Donald Trump 'ineligible' for presidential bid
The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday disqualified former United States (US) President Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot for presidential elections over his involvement in the US Capitol attack in January 2021.
21 Nov 2023
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)TCS to record $125 million lawsuit expense in Q3 results
The US Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) regarding a $140 million fine in connection with a trade secret lawsuit filed by American company Epic Systems.
27 Sep 2023
United States of AmericaConsulting giant McKinsey settles opioid lawsuits for $230 million
Consulting giant McKinsey & Co has decided to pay $230 million to settle lawsuits.
30 Jun 2023
Joe BidenUS: Supreme Court halts Biden's student loan forgiveness plan
The United States (US) Supreme Court rejected President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness scheme on Friday, depriving tens of millions of Americans of the opportunity to have up to $20,000 of their debt canceled.
30 Jun 2023
United States of America#NewsBytesExplainer: What's affirmative action that US Supreme Court has banned
The United States Supreme Court on Thursday ended affirmative action in university admissions, ruling that race can't be considered a deciding factor for higher education.
04 Jul 2022
Donald TrumpUS: 10-year-old rape victim forced to cross state for abortion
The effects of the US Supreme Court's abortion decision have come to light recently in a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim's case, who was six weeks pregnant.
27 Jun 2022
Hollywood#AbortionRuling: Olivia Rodrigo sings 'F—You!'; Green Day singer renounces citizenship
Singer Olivia Rodrigo has become the latest Hollywood celebrity to lambast the US Supreme Court over its recently announced and heavily controversial decision to overturn Roe vs Wade.
25 Jun 2022
MicrosoftAbortion ruling: US companies reach out to women employees
Companies in the United States, including Walt Disney Co. and Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc., have stated that they will reimburse employees' fees if they need to travel for abortion services, as per Reuters.
24 Jun 2022
WorldUS Supreme Court ends constitutional right to abortion
The US Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling that had been in place for nearly 50 years and gave women constitutional and legal rights to an abortion.
15 May 2022
TexasUnderstanding Texas social media law that is troubling tech companies
Large tech companies and Texas are again at loggerheads about the state law that bans censorship on social media platforms.
03 May 2022
Joe BidenUS: Supreme Court to repeal abortion law, leaked draft shows
The Supreme Court of the United States is set to strike down the legal right to abortion if a leaked draft of a majority opinion is to be believed.
20 Jan 2021
Washington DCDemocracy has prevailed: Biden sworn in as 46th US President
More than two months after he won the election, on the promise of healing a broken nation, Democrat Joe Biden was sworn-in as the 46th President of United States of America in Washington DC.
20 Feb 2019
Batman'The Social Network' actor Armie Hammer is the next Batman?
The Batman is the upcoming standalone movie from DCEU and while fans cannot wait to see what the film has in store, the project has hit a couple of snafus along the way.
15 Nov 2018
Donald TrumpTrump nominates Neomi Rao to replace Kavanaugh on DC circuit
US President Donald Trump has sent to the Senate the nomination of prominent Indian-American, Neomi Rao, to replace Justice Brett Kavanaugh on the powerful DC Circuit Court of Appeals.
09 Nov 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaKavanaugh accuser Christine Ford is still being harassed, lawyers claim
Christine Blasey Ford, who accused US Supreme Court Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexual harassment, is still receiving threats, her lawyers told NPR.
09 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaTrump apologizes to Brett Kavanaugh's family for their 'terrible suffering'
US President Donald Trump has apologized to new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his family for the "terrible suffering" they were "forced" to endure.
06 Oct 2018
Donald TrumpDespite sexual assault allegations, Kavanaugh gets backing for SC seat
Despite sexual assault allegations, Judge Brett Kavanaugh's appointment to the US Supreme Court is all but certain, with key senators having backed the embattled judge's nomination.
04 Oct 2018
Sexual AssaultResearch confirms women worry about sexual-harassment, (unsurprisingly) men don't
It's no surprise that most women across the world, at some point in their lives, have been victims of sexual harassment.
26 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaRaped at 16, kept silent: Indian-American model Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi, a prominent Indian-American model-cum-host, has alleged she was raped by her boyfriend at the age of 16.
23 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaAfter #MeToo, #WhyIDidntReport proves sexual abuse victims are rarely believed
First, #MeToo happened, which united victims of sexual abuse around the globe, and snowballed into, probably, the biggest movement for survivors recently.
17 Sep 2018
United States of AmericaWoman accusing Trump's SC nominee of sexual misconduct breaks silence
A woman who had earlier alleged that US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, had sexually assaulted her, has identified herself.
08 Aug 2018
Donald TrumpTrump nominates Indian-American professor Aditya Bamzai to Civil Liberties board
US President Donald Trump has nominated a prominent Indian-American law professor and legal expert to an agency on privacy and civil liberties.
07 Jul 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaIndian-American Amul Thapar not in Trump's top-3 for SC-judge nominee
Indian-American judge Amul Thapar has not made it to the shortlist of three candidates from among which US President Donald Trump is likely to nominate his pick for the US Supreme Court justice.
03 Jul 2018
Donald TrumpUS: Trump interviews Indian-American Amul Thapar for SC judge nominee
US President Donald Trump has interviewed prominent Indian-American judge Amul Thapar and three other legal luminaries shortlisted by him as the potential nominees to replace the Supreme Court Justice, Anthony Kennedy.
27 Jun 2018
IndiaTrump wants people to come to US through merit-based immigration-system
US President Donald Trump today said he wants foreign workers to come to the US through a merit-based immigration system so as to meet the demands of companies that are moving into America in greater numbers.
27 Jun 2018
North Korea'Wow,' says Trump after Supreme Court upholds travel ban
After months of legal battles, as the US Supreme Court (SC) upheld Donald Trump's travel ban yesterday, the President hailed the verdict on Twitter with a simple 'wow.'
25 May 2018
SamsungFinal verdict: Samsung to pay Apple $539 million in damages
According to a federal court verdict in San Jose, California, Samsung has to pay Apple $539 million as damages in a long-running patent infringement case.
22 May 2018
GujaratUS Supreme Court to hear dispute over Gujarat power plant
The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition filed by Indian villagers seeking to hold a US-based international financial institution responsible for widespread environmental damage they blame on a power plant it financed in Gujarat.
17 May 2018
SamsungApple seeking $1bn from Samsung in 7-year-old patent infringement dispute
Apple is seeking $1 billion from Samsung in a long-running patent infringement case.
08 Feb 2018
CaliforniaCalifornia bakeries can refuse to sell cake to gay customers
In a controversial judgment, a California court has ruled that bakeries in the US state can refuse services to same-sex couples if they find it in disagreement with their religious beliefs.
05 Dec 2017
North KoreaSupreme Court upholds Trump's travel ban, restrictions come into effect
In a major win for Donald Trump, the US Supreme Court has upheld the president's third travel ban which denies the citizens of six predominantly-Muslim countries, Venezuela and North Korea, from entering the US.
25 Sep 2017
North KoreaNorth Korea, Venezuela and Chad brought under Trump's travel ban
In a bid to make America safe again, the US has brought Venezuela, North Korea, and Chad under Trump's controversial travel ban.
08 Sep 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaTrump's attempt at restricting refugees rejected by appeals court
The Trump administration's efforts to temporarily ban most refugees from entering America has been rejected by a US appeals court.
02 Sep 2017
Donald TrumpTrump travel ban: People denied entry can reapply for visas
A legal settlement, reached at a US federal court, allows people who were denied entry into America because of President Donald Trump's first travel ban to reapply for visas.
25 Aug 2017
GoogleCan Google lose trademark over its name? Perhaps, yes.
The US Supreme Court is currently mulling on whether Google should be allowed to retain the trademark on its name.
29 Jun 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaTrump Travel Ban: Visa applicants must prove "close" family/business ties
The White House has unveiled a new set of criteria for visa applicants from six predominantly Muslim countries and all refugees subject to President Donald Trump's travel ban.
03 May 2017
CaliforniaUS Supreme Court upholds ban on "gay conversion" therapy
The US Supreme Court (SC) turned down a challenge to California's ban on "gay conversion therapy", which prohibits state-licensed practitioners from offering "therapy" to change youths' sexual orientation.
25 Apr 2017
Supreme Court Of IndiaUS Court declines General Motor's plea to avoid ignition-switch lawsuits
The apex court of USA has declined General Motors' plea to avoid lawsuits that stemmed from the firm's infamous ignition switch defects and subsequent recalls.
