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The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Wednesday to hear a bid by TikTok and its China-based parent company ByteDance to block a law intended to force the sale of the short-video app by Jan. 19 or face a ban on national security grounds. CBC | World News
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TikTok asks U.S. Supreme Court for emergency order to block upcoming ban
TikTok on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it. CBC | World News
Read More »How a single U.S. Supreme Court case could shape life for transgender Americans
The highest court in the United States is set to decide whether a statewide ban in Tennessee on gender-affirming medical care for minors is unconstitutional. The landmark case could have major consequences for transgender people across the country. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court says Pennsylvania can count contested provisional ballots
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Read More »Brazil Supreme Court panel unanimously upholds justice’s decision to ban X nationwide
The broader support among judges undermines the effort by Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of X, and his supporters to cast Justice Alexandre de Moraes as an authoritarian renegade who is intent on censoring political speech in Brazil. CBC | World News
Read More »Did the Supreme Court really just give U.S. presidents the power to assassinate opponents?
Did the U.S. Supreme Court really just give presidents dictatorial rights to murder their political opponents? Liberal justices argued that’s the shocking possibility following the court’s ruling on Trump’s immunity case. CBC News asked constitutional scholars, who said though it’s technically true, it will never happen in practice. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court says Trump, ex-presidents have some immunity from prosecution
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, dimming prospects the former president could be tried before the Nov. 5 election. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court limits Jan. 6 obstruction charge, potentially affecting Trump case
The U.S. Supreme Court gave a boost on Friday to a Pennsylvania man who challenged an obstruction charge brought against him concerning the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. It’s a ruling that has potential implications for the federal criminal case against Donald Trump for trying to undo his 2020 election loss. CBC | World News
Read More »Supreme Court rejects Idaho ban on emergency abortions in a limited ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to permit — for now — abortions to be performed in Idaho when pregnant women are facing medical emergencies, as the justices dispensed with the contentious issue without actually deciding the case on its merits. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court decision rejects Purdue Pharma opioid settlement, leaving victims in limbo
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would have provided billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. CBC | World News
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