The Irish Times view on the US president-elect: Trump redux, Trump unbound
For almost a decade, he has loudly proclaimed a number of core policy goals. Now he has the opportunity to radically remake Washington
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Biden proposes sweeping reforms to US supreme court in wake of Trump immunity decision
Term limits and binding code of conduct for justices called for by US president in measures unlikely to get through divided Congress
US Supreme Court has sanctioned making homelessness illegal
Worldview: Rough sleeping and urban decay are some of the largest drivers of reactionary politics in the US
Prosecutors agree to Trump request to postpone ‘hush money’ sentencing
Legal team says supreme court ruling on presidential immunity calls conviction into question
Scranton Joe, the perpetual scrapper, intends to go nowhere
Biden’s rebuke of US supreme court decision bears little resemblance to haunted figure from presidential debate
US presidential immunity ruling: ‘With fear for our democracy, I dissent’, supreme court judge says
Legal decision makes it almost certain Trump will not face criminal proceedings ahead of the election, and if he wins he can get all federal charges against him dropped
US supreme court rules Donald Trump entitled to degree of immunity from criminal prosecution
Court decides ‘former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity from official acts but not from unofficial acts’
US Supreme Court to decide legality of Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors
Republican-led states have passed numerous measures in recent years targeting medications or surgical interventions for adolescents
US supreme court accused of becoming a law unto itself
Revelations involving judges Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas have left them open to charges of corruption and venality
Maureen Dowd: Verdict is in on the US supreme court – it’s corrupt and rotten
US supreme court now in the hands of a cabal of religious and far-right zealots
US supreme court wrestles with limits of presidential immunity in Trump appeal
Arguments suggest matter may be sent back to lower courts, which would further delay trial on election interference
Donald Trump urges US supreme court to dismiss charge that he plotted to overturn 2020 election
'A denial of criminal immunity would incapacitate every future president with de facto blackmail and extortion while in office,’ lawyers argue
The US supreme court is unlikely to stop Trump running again. Here’s why
Stand by for some elegant intellectual gymnastics to ensure that the former president is on the ballot
US supreme court to decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots
Court will hear former US president’s appeal of Colorado ruling
Former US supreme court justice Sandra Day O’Connor dies aged 93
First woman on the supreme court steered American law for much of her 25-year tenure
The Last Politician; and Why We’re Polarised: Joe Biden takes on US anti-democracy forces
Foer’s study of Biden is highly readable and fast-paced; while Klein has written one of the best books about identity politics
US supreme court’s Clarence Thomas details trips paid for by billionaire
Conservative justice said one trip was made amid security concerns following leaked abortion ruling draft
US supreme court pauses opioid settlement with Sacklers’ Purdue Pharma
Government opposes move to let members of Sackler family take advantage of legal protections meant for debtors in financial distress, not for billionaires
Something inevitable, even ancient, about chaos enveloping Donald Trump and Hunter Biden
Supreme court justice Clarence Thomas joins disreputable Donald Trump on what appears to be a lengthening roll call of dishonour
US Get Free movement issues ‘generational call to action’ to millennials and Gen Z
A Capitol protest follows supreme court rulings on affirmative action, LGBTQ rights and student debt
US supreme court rulings show stark divisions on the bench
Court strikes down Biden’s plans for student debt forgiveness and sets out significant decision for LGBTQ+ rights
US supreme court curbs consideration of race in university admissions
Decision set to have wide-reaching consequences for diversity policies
Abortion in the US: a year since Roe v Wade was overturned, rights are complex, contested and often unclear
Terminations banned in more than a dozen states while others have enshrined right to access in their constitutions
US debt default would be the lunatics taking over the asylum
Martin Wolf: The depth of disagreement in the country makes it concievable
Democratic states stockpile abortion pills as legal battle continues
US supreme court temporarily blocks ruling to restrict availability of FDA-approved abortion medication
Publishers looking to delete library of digital books in licence spat
Case triggered by lending of scanned and digitised books during Covid lockdown likely to end up in the US supreme court
US tax ruling offers reprieve to noncompliant Irish emigrants
Green card holders and US citizens can secure lower penalties now over failure to report on Irish bank accounts
Biden warns draft abortion ruling could undermine other rights
US president says same-sex marriage and birth control could also be threatened
Biden urges Americans to elect more pro-choice politicians to Congress
President says Roe v Wade ruling should be upheld as right to choose abortion is ‘fundamental’
EU-US data transfer deal faces same privacy issues that floored previous accords
Karlin Lillington: ‘In principle’ data protection deals do not have history on their side
Texts show Virginia Thomas tried to have 2020 US election results overturned
Wife of supreme court judge sought to keep Trump in power and embraced conspiracy theories
US supreme court blocks Biden vaccine-or-test policy for large businesses
Court endorses separate federal vaccine requirement for healthcare facilities
US supreme court permits challenge to Texas six-week abortion ban
Country’s most restrictive abortion law to remain in place pending further proceedings
US supreme court to hear most significant challenge to abortion rights in decades
Pro-choice groups fear 1973 Roe v Wade ruling is on the line in new case
Lawsuits filed against Texas doctor who said he performed an abortion
Anti-abortion group describes cases as ‘self-serving legal stunts’
Biden lambasts US supreme court decision on Texas anti-abortion law
Court votes 5-4 to allow state law prohibiting vast majority of abortions to stand
Flutter Entertainment’s US business now second-biggest sector
US customer numbers grew to 1.47m in first half of 2020
US citizens will enforce new abortion law in Texas
People across country may be able to sue anyone helping woman get abortion in state
US supreme court upholds Arizona voting laws in boost for Republicans
Laws on vote discarding and third-party delivery deemed not in breach of 1965 Act
Two US men charged with aiding Ghosn’s escape arrive in Japan
Former Nissan chairman fled to escape charges of financial wrongdoing
US supreme court rejects Texas lawsuit to upend election results
Justices' decision abruptly ends what Trump had earlier touted as best hope for overturning election
US supreme court rejects Republican challenge to Pennsylvania’s election result
Plaintiffs asked court to nullify mailed ballots after the fact or to direct legislature to pick electors
Google given sceptical reception in Supreme Court against Oracle
Experts have warned case could have far-reaching effects on competition in the tech industry
US supreme court strikes down Louisiana abortion restriction
Judges rule against Trump-backed law requiring doctors to have ‘admitting privileges’
US supreme court rules LGBT workers cannot be discriminated against by employers
Court’s six-three ruling is hailed as a ‘landmark victory’ by LGBT+ campaigners
Breda O’Brien: Time to get adult about porn
Ethical porn is doomed. Child protection needs legal and cultural change
Trump continues to back Brett Kavanaugh after fresh allegations emerge
New claims prompt Democratic nominees to call for supreme court justice’s impeachment
US supreme court justice Ginsburg treated for pancreatic cancer
86 year old tolerated therapy well and no further treatment is required, spokeswoman says
US Supreme Court allows Trump to use Pentagon funds for border wall
Court’s five conservative justices gave administration green light to begin project
Wake up ESPN: Trump has made everything – even sport – political
The president counters critics by exploiting every athlete willing to associate with him
Alabama governor signs Bill to ban nearly all abortions in state
Strictest anti-abortion law yet enacted with the intention of provoking reconsideration of Roe v Wade ruling
Alyssa Milano calls for sex strike in protest at new US abortion laws
Bette Midler and Jameela Jamil join actor in rejecting Georgia’s foetal-heartbeat rule
Spotify files complaint with European Commission against Apple
Streaming service alleges tech giant is squeezing rival music streaming services
Empty Congress seat a signal of US election integrity crisis
America Letter: Vote-tampering and fraud claims to trigger fresh poll in North Carolina
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