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In the absence of a ruling from the top US court, lower courts have issued contradictory decisions. (Photo:AP)

Supreme Court in US to weigh in on gay, transgender rights

The US Supreme Court said Monday it will take up the question of whether gay and transgender workers are protected by...

23 April 2019 10:47 AM IST

Activists hold banners in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. (AFP)

The feud between Trump and US Supreme Court

In 2016, Trump got the support of powerful religious right by promising to fill federal courts with judges who are...

20 Jun 2020 11:58 AM IST

n early morning pedestrian is silhouetted against sunrise as he walks through the U.S. Flags on the National Mall and past the US Capitol Building in Washington Monday, Nov. 7, 2022, one day before the midterm election will determine the control of the US Congress. (Photo: AP)

K.C. Singh | Dems defy midterms' rout: Ties with India won't be hit

For India, the change of balance in the US Congress, total or partial, is unlikely to impact relations with the United...

10 Nov 2022 12:00 AM IST

AA EDIT | Denial of abortion rights in US insult to all women

AA EDIT | Denial of abortion rights in US insult to all women

In one fell swoop, the United States Supreme Court has trampled decisively upon a woman's constitutional right to an...

26 Jun 2022 10:26 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses the Congress 85th Plenary session on its 3rd day, in Nava Raipur, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | At Raipur, Congress split between past and future

It was the common point of bemoaning of most attendees that nothing changes in the party, despite the defeats and that...

28 Feb 2023 12:10 AM IST

US President Joe Biden attends a press conference at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on May 23, 2022. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Shashidhar Nanjundaiah | Equity vs equality: Battle of the visible &...

The court's ruling on affirmative action came on the legal yardstick of strict scrutiny.

8 July 2023 12:10 AM IST

Trump tweeted that McMaster has done an outstanding job, but he never really clicked with the president, who bristled at the general lecturing on policy. (Photo: File)

A victory for Donald Trump: US top court upholds controversial travel...

Chief Justice John Roberts said that the government 'has set forth a sufficient national security justification' to...

26 Jun 2018 9:36 PM IST

Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in the suburbs of Denver, filed a lawsuit against the state on Tuesday claiming that his rights to freedom of speech and religion were being violated. (Photo: AFP)

US baker who refused cake for gay wedding now turns away transgender...

Jack Phillips grabbed headlines in June after US SC, in bombshell decision, partially ruled in his favor in case...

16 Aug 2018 2:18 PM IST

Will change mind if allegations against Kavanaugh credible: Trump

Will change mind if allegations against Kavanaugh credible: Trump

In prepared testimony released, 51-yr-old Blasey Ford said she feared Kavanaugh would rape her during attack, which...

27 Sept 2018 2:19 PM IST

The bombshell new claims come after two women came forward to accuse the judge of assaulting them in the 1980s. (Photo: AP)

'Drunk' Kavanaugh used to behave inappropriately with girls: New...

Swetnick said in a statement released by her lawyer that events took place at parties she attended while high school...

27 Sept 2018 11:05 AM IST

At a midterms campaign rally in Las Vegas late on Thursday, Trump told the crowd that he fully backs Kavanaugh. (Photo: AFP)

'Con Game': Trump trashes sex assault allegations against Kavanaugh

The Senate, led by Trump's fellow Republicans, plans to move forward quickly with a confirmation vote.

26 Sept 2018 8:26 AM IST

In a statement released to US media, Kavanaugh rejected the womans claim, made in a letter to the Democrats vetting his nomination that he tried to force himself on her during a party. (Photo: AFP)

Kavanaugh breaks his silence, wants fair process to defend himself

Kavanaugh and his wife Ashley appeared on Fox News in the Supreme Court nominee's first interview after allegations...

25 Sept 2018 3:34 PM IST