US supreme court

Evan Osnos shows how social media is at the core of Republicans’ drive to destroy human empathy with maximum misinformation and minimum civil discourse

A consideration of the US supreme court decisions, the lives of its justices and an analysis of its influences

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan, Cuban, Haitian and Nicaraguan migrants affected by court decision

Judges grant department of homeland security request to end temporary protected status

Ruling lifts freeze on removal of alleged gang members in victory for White House

Donald Trump and his closest advisers have taken steps to circumvent the constraints upon the executive authority of president in pursuit of vaguely defined goals. Can they be stopped?

For almost a decade, he has loudly proclaimed a number of core policy goals. Now he has the opportunity to radically remake Washington

Term limits and binding code of conduct for justices called for by US president in measures unlikely to get through divided Congress

Worldview: Rough sleeping and urban decay are some of the largest drivers of reactionary politics in the US

Legal team says supreme court ruling on presidential immunity calls conviction into question

Biden’s rebuke of US supreme court decision bears little resemblance to haunted figure from presidential debate

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

Court decides ‘former presidents are entitled to absolute immunity from official acts but not from unofficial acts’

Republican-led states have passed numerous measures in recent years targeting medications or surgical interventions for adolescents

Revelations involving judges Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas have left them open to charges of corruption and venality

US supreme court now in the hands of a cabal of religious and far-right zealots

Arguments suggest matter may be sent back to lower courts, which would further delay trial on election interference

'A denial of criminal immunity would incapacitate every future president with de facto blackmail and extortion while in office,’ lawyers argue

Stand by for some elegant intellectual gymnastics to ensure that the former president is on the ballot

Court will hear former US president’s appeal of Colorado ruling

First woman on the supreme court steered American law for much of her 25-year tenure

Foer’s study of Biden is highly readable and fast-paced; while Klein has written one of the best books about identity politics

Conservative justice said one trip was made amid security concerns following leaked abortion ruling draft

Government opposes move to let members of Sackler family take advantage of legal protections meant for debtors in financial distress, not for billionaires

Supreme court justice Clarence Thomas joins disreputable Donald Trump on what appears to be a lengthening roll call of dishonour

A Capitol protest follows supreme court rulings on affirmative action, LGBTQ rights and student debt

Court strikes down Biden’s plans for student debt forgiveness and sets out significant decision for LGBTQ+ rights

Decision set to have wide-reaching consequences for diversity policies

Terminations banned in more than a dozen states while others have enshrined right to access in their constitutions

Martin Wolf: The depth of disagreement in the country makes it concievable

US supreme court temporarily blocks ruling to restrict availability of FDA-approved abortion medication

Case triggered by lending of scanned and digitised books during Covid lockdown likely to end up in the US supreme court

Green card holders and US citizens can secure lower penalties now over failure to report on Irish bank accounts

US president says same-sex marriage and birth control could also be threatened

President says Roe v Wade ruling should be upheld as right to choose abortion is ‘fundamental’

Karlin Lillington: ‘In principle’ data protection deals do not have history on their side

Wife of supreme court judge sought to keep Trump in power and embraced conspiracy theories

Court endorses separate federal vaccine requirement for healthcare facilities

Country’s most restrictive abortion law to remain in place pending further proceedings

Pro-choice groups fear 1973 Roe v Wade ruling is on the line in new case