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US Supreme Court — highest US judicial authority ruling on constitutional matters including birthright citizenship, abortion access, transgender sports eligibility, and geofence warrant privacy protections.
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… The US had hit some African nations with tariffs of up to 30% in August, although most are now subject to a 10% tariff, after the US Supreme Court struck down many of the duties. …
China scraps tariffs for all but one African nationCitizen Digital
US Supreme Court hears privacy case involving smartphone location data By AFP April 28, 2026 02:00 (EAT) Add as a Preferred Source on Google Follow us Follow on Whatsapp Follow on Google Follow on Twitter A lady holds a smartphone with a question mark displayed on the screen. …
US Supreme Court hears privacy case involving smartphone location dataPresident 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."
7 hours ago · Citizen Digital →
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."
7 hours ago · 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 →