Justice Samuel Alito said on Wednesday there were no ethical concerns regarding his presence on the bench in certain high-stakes cases before the U.S. Supreme Court. Find out about the flags that have caused controversy after being spotted at his homes, and the ethics code challenges confronting the top court. CBC | World News
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U.S. Supreme Court weighs extent of immunity for former presidents like Trump
A lawyer representing the special counsel was beginning his presentation on whether a former U.S. president can be prosecuted for acts while he was in office. Earlier, Donald Trump’s lawyer argued that the prospect of being indicted could constrain a president. CBC | World News
Read More »What to know as Supreme Court hears landmark presidential immunity case launched by Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday will hear arguments over a question that could affect whether former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted over his efforts to undo his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden. CBC | World News
Read More »What the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on abortion medication is about
Nearly two years after a momentous ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court helped restrict abortion access, the top court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a case involving access to the abortion medication mifepristone. Tens of thousands currently get the pills by mail in order to terminate a pregnancy. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump to stay on Colorado primary ballot
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday restored Donald Trump to this year’s presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to hold the Republican former president accountable for his actions leading to the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court will decide if Trump can be prosecuted in 2020 election interference case
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former U.S. president Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election and set a course for a quick resolution. CBC | World News
Read More »‘Daunting consequence’: Supreme Court chief justice on removing Trump from Colorado ballot
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Thursday appeared skeptical toward a judicial decision kicking former president Donald Trump off the ballot in Colorado for participating in an insurrection during the 2021 Capitol attack in a case with major implications for the Nov. 5 election. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court to decide if Trump can be left off 2024 presidential ballots
The U.S. Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former U.S. president Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel’s Supreme Court overturns polarizing law that limited judicial oversight of government
Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday struck down a key component of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contentious judicial overhaul, delivering a landmark decision that threatens to reopen the fissures in Israeli society that preceded the country’s ongoing war against Hamas. CBC | World News
Read More »The ball is now in the U.S. Supreme Court in multiple Trump, 2024 election cases
The Supreme Court could in the coming months be examining as many as three cases that could have implications for the legal travails and presidential ambitions of Donald Trump. CBC | World News
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