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Purdue Pharma has take a major step towards finalising a proposed opioid settlement of at least $7.4 billion after a setback in the US Supreme Court last year

Purdue Pharma files new bankruptcy plan

Bankrupt drugmaker Purdue Pharma has filed a new bankruptcy plan, a major step towards finalising a proposed opioid settlement of at least $7.4 billion after a setback in the US Supreme Court last year.

Business • 19 Mar

Joe Biden called for 18-year term limits for justices and an enforceable ethics code

Biden unveils long-shot plan to overhaul US Supreme Court

Joe Biden unveiled plans for sweeping US Supreme Court reforms, as he seeks to cement his legacy in the twilight of his presidency despite Republicans branding the proposals dead on arrival.

US • 30 Jul 24

Ms Jackson was appointed to the federal bench in 2013, and was backed by three Republican senators last year when she was elevated to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals

Biden nominates first Black woman to US Supreme Court

President Joe Biden lauded "uniquely accomplished" Ketanji Brown Jackson today as he nominated her to be the first Black woman in US history to serve on the Supreme Court.

World • 25 Feb 22

Facebook has been accused of illegally tracking the activities of internet users even when they are logged out of the social media platform

US Supreme Court rebuffs Facebook appeal

The US Supreme Court has turned away Facebook's bid to pare back a $15 billion class action lawsuit accusing the company of illegally tracking the activities of internet users even when they are logged out of the social media platform.

Business • 22 Mar 21

Joe Biden is leading calls for the Senate to delay voting on a nominee until the results of the 3 November election are known

Trump to name Supreme Court pick this week

US President Donald Trump has said he will announce his nominee for the empty Supreme Court seat at the end of this week, kickstarting a political fight set to upend the US election.

World • 22 Sep 20

Supreme Court Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday

Second Republican objects to Trump judge vote plan

A second Senate Republican has voiced objections to US President Donald Trump's plan for a quick vote on a replacement to Supreme Court liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died on Friday.

World • 21 Sep 20

Ruth Bader Ginsburg died at her home in Washington DC aged 87

Hundreds gather to pay tribute to RBG, Ruth Ginsburg

Squinting in the autumn sunlight they gathered outside the US Supreme Court while American flags flew at half-mast overhead.

World • 19 Sep 20

The US Supreme Court said the cancellation of DACA was 'arbitrary and capricious'

US court rejects cancellation of 'Dreamers' programme

The US Supreme Court has rejected President Trump's cancellation of the DACA programme protecting 700,000 "Dreamers," undocumented migrants brought to the United States as children.

World • 18 Jun 20

The court confirmed the Civil Rights Act protects workers from discrimination because of sexual orientation and transgender status

US court rules civil rights law protects LGBT employees

The US Supreme Court has ruled that federal protections against workplace discrimination apply equally to sexual orientation, contrary to the position taken by the administration of President Donald Trump.

World • 15 Jun 20

America's top court rules LGBTQ workers are protected from job discrimination

Protection of LGBT workers backed by US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court has delivered a landmark victory for the gay and transgender communities when it ruled that employers cannot discriminate against workers because of their sexual orientation.

News • 16 Jun 20

Flowers appealed to Supreme Court after Mississippi Supreme Court in 2017 upheld his most recent conviction and death sentence.

US Supreme Court to hear murder case after podcast

The US Supreme Court will hear the case of Curtis Flowers, tried six times for the same crime, who has been on death row for the 1996 murder of four employees in a Mississippi furniture store.

World • 20 Mar 19

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee look on during the hearing in Washington DC

Trump orders FBI to reopen Kavanaugh investigation

US President Donald Trump has ordered the FBI to reopen a background investigation into his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, at the request of a Republican-led committee.

US • 28 Sep 18

Donald Trump has defended his Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh

Trump questions credibility of second Kavanaugh accuser

US President Donald Trump has said the second woman to accuse his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual abuse when they were young was not credible because she was "drunk" at the time.

Brett Kavanaugh • 25 Sep 18

The lawsuit was brought on behalf of about 12 million retailers and dates back more than a decade

Visa, Mastercard in $6.2 billion deal over swipe fees

Visa, Mastercard and a number of US banks agreed to pay $6.2 billion to settle a long-running lawsuit brought by merchants over the fees they pay when they accept card payments.

Business • 18 Sep 18

A panel vote on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination is scheduled for Thursday

Trump says 'delay okay' over Kavanaugh nomination

US President Donald Trump has said it was okay with him if the Senate confirmation vote for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is briefly delayed to allow a woman accusing him of sexual assault to be heard.

US • 17 Sep 18

President Donald Trump introduces his Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh

Trump nominates conservative Kavanaugh to Supreme Court

US President Donald Trump has announced Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee for the US Supreme Court, picking a conservative federal appeals court judge who survived a previous tough Senate confirmation battle.

US • 10 Jul 18

Anthony Kennedy was nominated by Ronald Reagan and took his oath of office in 1988

US Supreme Court Justice Kennedy to retire

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has often cast the tie-breaking vote between the top US court's liberal and conservative judges, has announced his intention to retire.

World • 27 Jun 18

The complaint said the policy is unconstitutional in part because it is "motivated by animus and a desire to harm" immigrants

States sue Trump administration over border separations

The Trump administration is being sued by 17 US states and the District of Columbia, which are seeking to stop what they called its "cruel and unlawful" policy of forcibly separating immigrant families who enter the country from Mexico.

World • 26 Jun 18

Linda Brown (second left) was enroled in an all-white school near the family's home in Topeka, Kansas

Schoolgirl who helped end US school segregation dies

Linda Brown, who was at the centre of the 1950s court battle that led to the desegregation of US schools, has died aged 76.

World • 27 Mar 18

This latest ban is the third version of the contentious policy Donald Trump first tried to implement in January

US Supreme Court passes Trump's latest travel ban

The US Supreme Court has handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targetting people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect.

US • 05 Dec 17

Microsoft, which has 100 data centres in 40 countries, was the first US company to challenge a domestic search warrant seeking data held outside the country

US Supreme Court to decide Microsoft email fight

The US Supreme Court has agreed to resolve a major privacy dispute between the country's Justice Department and Microsoft over whether prosecutors should get access to emails stored on company servers in Ireland.

Business • 16 Oct 17

Activists hold placards against the nomination of Neil Gorsuch

Republicans take 'nuclear option' on Gorsuch nomination

The US Senate has voted to trigger the so-called "nuclear option" for confirmation votes on Supreme Court nominees.

US Supreme Court • 06 Apr 17

Rex Tillerson had come in for severe criticism from Democrats

Senate confirms Tillerson as US Secretary of State

The US Senate has confirmed former ExxonMobil chief Rex Tillerson as the next secretary of state, handing a major boost to Donald Trump as he builds his cabinet.

News • 02 Feb 17

The legal dispute centered on whether the term 'article of manufacture' in US patent law should be interpreted as a finished product in its entirety, or merely a component in a complex product

US Supreme Court rules for Samsung against Apple

The US Supreme Court has sided with Samsung in its smartphone patent fight with Apple, throwing out an appeals court ruling that said the company had to pay a $399 million penalty for copying key iPhone designs.

Business • 06 Dec 16

Samantha Elauf was wearing a head scarf at the job interview but did not specifically say that she wanted religious accommodation

US discrimination ruling in favour of Muslim woman

The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Muslim woman who sued after being denied a job at a clothing store in Oklahoma, because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons.

News • 01 Jun 15

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