Brazil's X ban drives outraged Bolsonaro supporters to rally for 'free speech'
A few thousand supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro have begun flooding Sao Pauloโs main boulevard for an Independence Day rally.
Mexico's plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says
Foreign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexicoโs judiciary that would make judges stand for election, would endanger foreign investment in Mexico.
Abortion rights questions are on ballots in 9 states. Will they tilt elections?
Abortion rights questions are on the ballot in nine U.S. states in November and could help draw more voters to the polls.
Whatโs at stake in Mexico's judicial system under sweeping overhaul pushed by the president
Mexicoโs governing party says judges in the current court system are corrupt, and it wants to push through a unusual proposal to make the countryโs entire judicial branch โ some 7,000 judges โstand for election.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is hitting the road to promote her new memoir, 'Lovely One'
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is embarking on a high-profile, nationwide tour to promote her new memoir, โLovely One.โ.
Trump team will seek dismissal of federal election subversion case as each side mulls the next steps
Lawyers for Donald Trump intend to urge a judge to dismiss the federal election subversion case against the former president after a Supreme Court opinion that narrowed the scope of the landmark prosecution.
Polish electoral body says former ruling party violated campaign rules, imposes penalty
Polandโs electoral authority says that the former governing nationalist conservative party violated campaign funding rules in the 2023 parliamentary vote.
South Carolina prison director says electric chair, firing squad and lethal injection ready to go
South Carolinaโs prisons director says the state's supply of its lethal injection drug is pure, its electric chair was tested two months ago and its firing squad has the ammunition and training to carry out its first execution in more than 13 years.
Supreme Court rebuffs Biden administration plea to restore multibillion-dollar student debt plan
The Supreme Court is keeping on hold the latest multibillion-dollar student debt relief plan from the Biden administration, while multiple lawsuits make their way through lower courts.
Feds file new indictment in Trump Jan. 6 case, keeping charges intact but narrowing allegations
Special counsel Jack Smith has filed a new indictment against Donald Trump over his efforts to undo the 2020 presidential election.
EU: Maduro has not shown 'necessary public evidence' to declare victory in Venezuela elections
The European Union's top diplomat says that Venezuelan President Nicolรกs Maduro has โnot provided the necessary public evidenceโ to prove he was the winner of Julyโs elections.
Kansas judge throws out machine gun possession charge, cites Second Amendment
A federal judge in Kansas has tossed out a machine gun possession charge and questioned if bans on the weapons violate the Second Amendment.
Supreme Court rejects GOP push to block 41K Arizona voters, but partly OKs proof of citizenship law
The Supreme Court has rejected a Republican push that could have blocked more than 41,000 Arizona voters in the presidential race.
Venezuelaโs Supreme Court certifies Maduroโs claims that he won presidential election
Venezuelaโs Supreme Court has backed President Nicolas Maduroโs claims that he won last monthโs election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged.
Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal's capital during the annual Pride parade
Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters have rallied in Nepalโs capital during the annual Pride parade, the first one since gay couples were able to register same-sex marriages officially in the Himalayan nation.
Supreme Court keeps new rules about sex discrimination in education on hold in half the country
The Supreme Court has kept on hold in roughly half the country new regulations about sex discrimination in education, rejecting a Biden administration request.
ICC prosecutors are monitoring Venezuela, where security forces are cracking down on dissent
International Criminal Court prosecutors say they are โactively monitoringโ events in Venezuela.
US abortion numbers have risen slightly since Roe was overturned, study finds
A new report shows the number of monthly abortions in the U.S. went up slightly in the first three months of 2024 compared with before the Supreme Court overturned Roe V. Wade.
Supreme Court shuts down Missouriโs long shot push to lift Trumpโs gag order in hush-money case
The Supreme Court has shut down a long-shot push from Missouri seeking to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trumpโs hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York.
Americans are 'getting whacked' by too many laws and regulations, Justice Gorsuch says in a new book
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch is out with a new book in which he says ordinary Americans are โgetting whackedโ by too many laws and regulations.
Trump election subversion case returned to trial judge following Supreme Court opinion
The criminal case charging former President Donald Trump with plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election has been returned to the trial in Washington after a Supreme Court opinion last month that narrowed the scope of the prosecution.
In an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court's immunity decision, Schumer introduces the No Kings Act
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has introduced legislation reaffirming presidents don't have immunity for criminal actions, an attempt to reverse the Supreme Courtโs landmark decision last month.
Prosecutors urge judge not to toss out Trumpโs hush money conviction, pushing back on immunity claim
Prosecutors are urging a judge to uphold Donald Trumpโs historic hush money conviction.
Judge won't block Georgia prosecutor disciplinary body that Democrats fear is aimed at Fani Willis
A Georgia judge has denied a preliminary request to block a commission created to discipline and remove prosecutors.
Democrats hope Harris' bluntness on abortion will translate to 2024 wins in Congress and White House
President Joe Biden might not often use the word โabortionโ when he talks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case over concerns with prosecutor's appointment
A federal judge in Florida has dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department.
Trump lawyers press judge to overturn hush money conviction after Supreme Court immunity ruling
Donald Trumpโs lawyers are urging the judge in his New York hush money case to overturn his conviction and dismiss the case in the wake of the Supreme Courtโs recent ruling on presidential immunity.
Government power in the US is a swirl of checks and balances, as a recent Supreme Court ruling shows
The framers creating the U.S. Constitution knew they needed SOMEONE to be at the helm of the federal government, a president.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor's security detail shoots man during attempted carjacking, authorities say
A member of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayorโs security detail shot an armed man during an attempted carjacking in the early morning hours.
Citing Supreme Court immunity ruling, Trump's lawyers seek to freeze the classified documents case
Donald Trump has asked a federal judge to freeze the classified documents case against him in light of a Supreme Court ruling this week that said former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution.
In wake of Supreme Court ruling, Biden administration tells doctors to provide emergency abortions
The Biden administration is telling emergency room doctors they must perform emergency abortions when necessary to save a pregnant womanโs health.
Sotomayor's dissent: A president should not be a 'king above the law'
The Supreme Court is allowing a president to become a โking above the law,โ in the use of official power, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said in a biting dissent that called the majority opinion on immunity for former President Donald Trump โutterly indefensible.โ.
Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes
A Chilean-American raised in the United States has filed a criminal complaint against the state of Chile alleging that it engaged in a systematic plan to steal thousands of babies from perceived enemies of the state in the 1970s and 1980s.
What to know about the Supreme Court immunity ruling in Trump's 2020 election interference case
The Supreme Courtโs ruling in former President Donald Trumpโs 2020 election interference case makes it all but certain that the Republican will not face trial in Washington ahead of the November election.
Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial
The Supreme Court has ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts.
US Supreme Court Latest: Court sends Trumpโs immunity case back to lower court
The U.S. Supreme Court justices have sent Donald Trumpโs immunity case back to a lower court in Washington, dimming the prospect of a pre-election trial.
Political science expert weighs in on SCOTUS ruling
The Supreme Courtโs split decision on the obstruction of justice charge against a Jan. 6 rioter has raised questions about the convictions of others charged under that statute, according to political science expert Karen Hult.
Chevron takeaways: Supreme Court ruling removes frequently used tool from federal regulators
Federal rules that impact virtually every aspect of everyday life, from the food we eat and the cars we drive to the air we breathe and homes we live in, could be at risk after a wide-ranging Supreme Court ruling.
What it means for the Supreme Court to throw out Chevron decision, undercutting federal regulators
Executive branch agencies will likely have more difficulty regulating the environment, public health, workplace safety and other issues under a far-reaching decision Friday by the Supreme Court.
The legal odyssey for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and its owners is complex. Here's what to know
The Supreme Court has rejected a settlement for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and members of the Sackler family who own the company.
What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court's latest abortion case?
The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to release an opinion that will allow doctors in Idaho to perform abortions to stabilize patients at least for now, despite the state's strict abortion ban.
On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump
On the second anniversary of the Supreme Courtโs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, Vice President Kamala Harris is telling voters Donald Trump is โguiltyโ of rolling back womenโs freedoms and setting off a nationwide health care crisis.
The Supreme Court will consider reinstating a critical approval for a rail project in eastern Utah
The Supreme Court has agreed to consider reviving a critical approval for a railroad project that would carry crude oil and boost fossil fuel production in rural eastern Utah.
Supreme Court will take up Hungary's bid to end lawsuit from Holocaust survivors
The Supreme Court has agreed to intervene for the second time in a dispute between Hungary and Holocaust survivors who want to be compensated for property confiscated from them during World War II.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Connecticut law that eliminated religious vaccination exemption
The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to a 2021 Connecticut law that eliminated the stateโs longstanding religious exemption from childhood immunization requirements for schools, colleges and day care facilities.
The Supreme Court rejects a settlement in a water dispute between New Mexico and Texas
The Supreme Court has rejected a settlement between Western states over the management of one of North Americaโs longest rivers.
Fossil fuel opponents score victory in a UK Supreme Court ruling on case near a London airport
The U.K. Supreme Court has ruled that planners reviewing well-drilling permits must consider the environmental impact from burning the oil that would be produced.
Justice Clarence Thomas took more trips paid for by donor Harlan Crow, Senate panel reveals
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin says his committee has uncovered at least three additional luxury trips given to Justice Clarence Thomas by donors as part of the panelโs ethics investigation into the Supreme Court.
Senate Republicans block bill on womenโs right to IVF as Democrats make push on reproductive care
Senate Republicans have blocked legislation that would make it a right nationwide for women to access in vitro fertilization and other fertility treatments.
Biden's student loan work gets tepid reviews โ even among those with debt, an AP-NORC poll finds
A new poll shows relatively few Americans say theyโre fans of President Joe Bidenโs work on the issue of student loans.
Justice Alito questions possibility of political compromise in secret recording
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is heard questioning whether compromise between the left and right is possible in a conversation posted on social media.
Thomas acknowledges more travel paid for by Harlan Crow. Colleagues report six-figure book payments
Justice Clarence Thomas is belatedly acknowledging more travel paid for by Republican megadonor Harlan Crow, while several colleagues reported six-figure payments as part of book deals.
To recuse or refuse? A look at Supreme Court justicesโ decisions on whether to step aside in cases
In declining to step aside from two high-profile Supreme Court cases, Justice Samuel Alito has provided a rare window on the opaque process by which justices decide to recuse themselves.
Democratic senators request meeting with Chief Justice Roberts over flags flown at Alito's homes
Two Democratic senators are requesting a meeting with Chief Justice John Roberts after reports that two separate flags carried by rioters at the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol had flown outside of houses owned by Justice Samuel Alito.
As the election nears, Biden pushes a slew of rules on the environment and other priorities
President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election year rules on the environment as he tries to secure his legacy.
Second flag carried by Jan. 6 rioters displayed outside house owned by Justice Alito, report says
A second flag of a type carried by rioters during the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was displayed outside a house owned by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito.
Vindicated by Supreme Court, CFPB director says bureau will add staff, consider new rules on banks
Since its creation roughly 14 years ago, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has faced lawsuits, political and legal challenges to the idea of whether the Federal Governmentโs aggressive consumer financial watchdog agency should be allowed exist at all.
Belfast judge says parts of the UK's migrant deportation law shouldn't apply to Northern Ireland
A Belfast judge says that the United Kingdom's law to deport asylum-seekers shouldn't apply in Northern Ireland because parts of it violate human rights protections.
Harris congratulates HBCU graduates in video message for graduation season
Vice President Kamala Harris has recorded a video commencement message that is being played for graduates at historically Black colleges and universities across the country this spring.
Divided Supreme Court rules no quick hearing required when police seize property
A divided Supreme Court has ruled that authorities do not have to provide a quick hearing when they seize cars and other property used in drug crimes, even when the property belongs to so-called innocent owners.
Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power
Civil rights groups and Democratic lawmakers are concerned about a push by some House Republicans to include a citizenship question on the once-a-decade census.
When can doctors provide emergency abortions in states with strict bans? Supreme Court to weigh in
Nearly two years after overturning the constitutional right to abortion, the Supreme Court will consider how far state abortion bans can extend to women in medical emergencies.
What to know in the Supreme Court case about immunity for former President Trump
The core issue being debated before the Supreme Court on Thursday boils down to whether a former president is immune from prosecution for actions taken while in office.
Biden blames Trump for Florida's 6-week abortion ban, says women nationwide face health crisis
President Joe Biden is blaming Donald Trump for Floridaโs upcoming abortion ban and other restrictions across the country that have imperiled access to care for pregnant women.
Psychologist becomes first person in Peru to die by euthanasia after fighting in court for years
A Peruvian psychologist who had an incurable disease that weakened her muscles and left her bedridden for several years died by euthanasia.
With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors
The Supreme Court is wrestling with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness as it considers whether cities can ban people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking.
Record numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks?
The most significant case in decades on homelessness has reached the Supreme Court as record numbers of people in America are without a permanent place to live.
Panama Papers trial's public portion comes to an unexpectedly speedy end
The public portion of a Panamanian trial of more than two-dozen associates accused of helping some of the worldโs richest people hide their wealth has come to an unexpectedly speedy conclusion.
A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules
Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the worldโs richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial in Panama for their alleged roles.
Nevada Supreme Court rulings hand setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists
Nevada's Supreme Court has handed setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists in two new rulings.
US committee releases sealed Brazil court orders to Musk's X, shedding light on account suspensions
A U.S. congressional committee has released confidential Brazilian court orders to suspend accounts on the social media platform X.
Republican AGs attack Biden's EPA for pursuing environmental discrimination cases
Twenty-three Republican attorneys general are attacking the Biden administration's stated goal of pursuing environmental justice.
Trump says Arizona's abortion ban goes too far while defending the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Donald Trump says an Arizona law that criminalizes nearly all abortions goes too far and the former president called on Arizona lawmakers to change it.
More Republican states sue to block Bidenโs student loan repayment plan
Another group of Republican-led states is suing to block the Biden administrationโs new student loan repayment plan, which offers a faster path to cancellation and has been used to forgive loans for more than 150,000 borrowers.
'Panama Papers' trial starts. 27 people charged in the worldwide money laundering case
Panama has started the trial of 27 people charged in the worldwide โPanama Papersโ money laundering case.
Texas asks court to decide if the state's migrant arrest law went too far
A attorney defending Texasโ plans to arrest migrants who enter the U.S. illegally told a panel of federal judges Wednesday that the law may have โwent too farโ but that will be up the court to decide.
As Roe v. Wade fell, teenage girls formed a mock government in 'Girls State'
In the summer of 2022, days before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some 500 high school girls gathered in Missouri for a weeklong mock government camp in which they elected their own governor and seated an all-female Supreme Court that would rule on their own bodies.
Ugandan court upholds anti-gay law that allows the death penalty in some cases
Ugandaโs constitutional court has upheld an anti-gay law that allows the death penalty for โaggravated homosexuality.โ.
Democrats eye Florida's abortion vote as chance to flip the state. History says it'll be a challenge
Democrats hope that a ballot measure seeking to preserve abortion rights will put Florida back in play as the nationโs largest presidential swing state.
South Carolina to hold 2024 congressional elections with map previously ruled unconstitutional
A federal court has ruled that congressional elections in South Carolina will be held under a map that it had previously deemed unconstitutional and discriminatory against Black voters.
Should college essays touch on race? Some feel the affirmative action ruling leaves them no choice
When the Supreme Court ended affirmative action, it left the college essay as one of few places where race can play a role in admissions decisions.
Supreme Court again confronts the issue of abortion, this time over access to widely used medication
The Supreme Court is considering a new abortion case affecting women across the U.S. Abortion opponents want the high court in arguments Tuesday to ratify a ruling from a conservative federal appeals court that would limit access to a medication called mifepristone, which was used in nearly two-thirds of abortions last year.
Casey, McCormick to appear alone on Senate ballots in Pennsylvania after courts boot off challengers
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick will be the only names on ballots for the office in Pennsylvaniaโs April primary after a ruling by the stateโs highest court.
Law enforcement officials in Texas wonder how they will enforce migrant arrest law
The nine hours that Texas was allowed to arrest and deport migrants who illegally enter the U.S. provided a glimpse at what sort of obstacles law enforcement agencies in the state face.
Texas immigration ruling puts spotlight on nation's most conservative federal appeals court
The federal appeals court that heard arguments over a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the U.S. illegally is a favorite for Republicans.
Court action on Texas' migrant arrest law leads to confusion at the US-Mexico border
A dizzying volley of courtroom maneuvers over a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the U.S. illegally is sowing confusion at the nationโs border with Mexico.
Court order puts Texas law allowing police to arrest migrants who cross illegally back on hold
A federal appeals court has issued an order that again prevents Texas from arresting migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the strict new immigration law to take effect.