Also known as: the Supreme Court
US Supreme Court — highest court in the United States that rules on constitutional matters including voting rights, citizenship, abortion access, and Fourth Amendment privacy protections.
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… Following a flurry of legal filings that delayed the execution by several hours, the US Supreme Court on Wednesday night cleared the way for the punishment to go ahead. …
Female US inmate in critical condition after botched executionThe Standard
… Hours earlier on Wednesday, the Supreme Court cleared the way for Christa Pike, 50, to become the first woman to be executed in the southern US state of Tennessee in 200 years -- but the attempt failed. …
Woman in hospital after Tennessee's second failed execution in 2026Capital News
The US Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s plan to restrict voting by mail before November’s midterm elections, in a setback for the White House. …
Supreme Court blocks Trump’s plan to restrict mail-in ballotsCitizen Digital
… The move thwarts President Donald Trump's latest attempt to restrict the constitutional right, which comes after the US Supreme Court rejected his previous effort. …
Judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenshipThe Standard
… When in 2022 the US Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade decision of 1973, which had enshrined the right to abortion, she pointed out: "Banning abortions does not stop the need for them. …
US feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies aged 92Citizen Digital
… According to a 2025 paper by the Yale Journal on Regulation, the US Supreme Court has confirmed that US law "does not grant the FCC the power to ban controversial speech."
Trump calls for 'punishment' of NBC reporterCitizen Digital
… old senator has fallen in the polls after a financial scandal and a public feud with his stepmother, the former first lady Michelle Bolsonaro. - Deforestation and PIX - The new tariff comes as Trump's administration pushes to rebuild his economic agenda after the US Supreme Court …
US unveils 25% tariff on certain goods from Brazil, drawing rebukeThe Standard
… The new tariff comes as Trump's administration pushes to rebuild his economic agenda after the US Supreme Court in February struck down a swath of his global duties. …
US unveils new 25 per cent tariff on certain imports from BrazilCitizen Digital
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Trump pays Ksh.724M to writer for assault, defamationCapital News
WASHINGTON, Jun 30 – The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender women from competing in female school and college sports. …
US Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender women in female school and college sportsChrista Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital during an execution attempt in Tennessee and was rushed to hospital in critical condition, according to her lawyer. Experts described the failed execution as unprecedented in modern US death penalty history.
2 October 2026 · The Standard →
Christa Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital during an execution attempt in Tennessee and was rushed to hospital in critical condition, according to her lawyer. Experts described the failed execution as unprecedented in modern US death penalty history.
2 October 2026 · The Standard →
A Tennessee woman convicted of murder survived two lethal injection doses and was hospitalized Thursday, marking the state's second failed execution in months and prompting Tennessee to halt capital punishment for the year.
1 October 2026 · The Standard →
The US Supreme Court rejected President Trump's plan to restrict voting by mail before the midterm elections, upholding a federal judge's order that temporarily blocked the USPS from implementing new requirements for postal ballots. Although a conservative justice indicated the matter may not be finally settled, the ruling prevents immediate implementation of restrictions that election officials from 24 Democratic-led states warned could prevent ballots from reaching voters.
15 September 2026 · Capital News →
A US federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday blocking the Trump administration from enforcing a new executive order limiting birthright citizenship, rejecting Trump's latest attempt to restrict the constitutional right after the Supreme Court had previously rejected his earlier effort.
3 September 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Gloria Steinem, the American journalist, author and activist who was a leading figure in the feminist movement, has died aged 92 at her home in New York City. Political figures and activists including Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi paid tribute to her decades of boundary-pushing activism and advocacy for women's rights.
3 September 2026 · The Standard →
President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to report NBC journalist Kristen Welker to the Federal Communications Commission for what he called "purposeful inaccuracy" in her coverage of his midterm election endorsements, disputing her claim that his endorsements had "mixed results."
31 August 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US announced a 25% tariff on certain goods from Brazil, effective July 22, citing unfair trade practices; Brazil condemned the move Thursday and promised reciprocal measures. Some products including beef, coffee, and certain aircraft parts are exempted.
17 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The United States has announced a 25 percent tariff on various imports from Brazil, effective July 22, following a year-long investigation into policies it says harm US commerce. Brazil has condemned the measure and promised reciprocal action, with President Lula's office noting that most US imports already enter Brazil duty-free.
16 July 2026 · The Standard →
US President Donald Trump has paid $5.6 million to writer E. Jean Carroll after a civil jury found he sexually assaulted and defamed her. The US Supreme Court in late June refused to hear Trump's appeal against the original May 2023 judgment, making the decision final.
15 July 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US Supreme Court has ruled that states can ban transgender women from competing in female school and college sports. More than two dozen states have enacted such bans since Idaho did so in 2020, requiring sports team participation based on sex recorded at birth.
30 June 2026 · Capital News →
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to maintain the right to American citizenship for nearly everyone born on US soil, rejecting President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to exclude children born to parents in the United States illegally or on temporary visas from automatic citizenship.
30 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
The US Supreme Court rejected President Trump's bid to restrict birthright citizenship, ruling 6-3 that children born on US soil to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are automatically US citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause.
30 June 2026 · The Standard →
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Thursday that a trade deal with the European Union may resolve Washington's concerns about forced labour underlying new US tariffs of 10 to 12.5 percent targeting 60 economies. The EU has protested US findings that it failed to enforce prohibitions on importing goods made with forced labour, and called on Washington to respect the Turnberry trade deal from last year capping US levies on European goods at 15 percent.
5 June 2026 · Citizen Digital →
EU lawmakers and member states reached an agreement to implement a trade pact with the United States that was struck last July, setting levies on most European goods at 15 percent. The deal aims to meet President Trump's July 4 deadline for ratification, with Trump threatening higher tariffs if implementation does not proceed.
20 May 2026 · The Standard →
Danco Laboratories, which manufactures mifepristone, asked the US Supreme Court to restore access to the abortion pill after a lower court blocked mail delivery of the medication. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling requires women seeking abortions to obtain the drug at a clinic rather than by mail or pharmacy.
3 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
China will scrap tariffs for all African countries from Friday except Eswatini, which maintains ties with Taiwan. The zero-tariff policy now covers 53 countries and will remain in place until 30 April 2028, though analysts note that tariff barriers are rarely the main obstacle for African exporters given the region's large trade deficit with China.
1 May 2026 · Capital News →
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on whether law enforcement's use of "geofence warrants"—which collect smartphone location data about everyone near a particular place at a specific time—constitutes an unconstitutional violation of privacy under the Fourth Amendment. The case involves Okello Chatrie, who was identified as a suspect in a 2019 Virginia bank robbery through a search of Google location history and is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence.
28 April 2026 · Citizen Digital →