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The US Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to continue constructing a $400 million ballroom at the White House, overturning a temporary stay with a 5-4 vote. The decision, which supports executive authority, sends the case back to lower courts while construction proceeds.
Imran Khan's family and doctor say the government defied a Supreme Court order to transfer him to a private hospital, instead taking him to a public facility and back to his cell before dawn. They allege a staged diversion and inadequate medical checks, while the government insists he was properly examined and moved for security reasons.
The US Supreme Court declined for the second time to review Donald Trump's appeal in the civil case where he was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation of E Jean Carroll. The jury verdict is now final, with Carroll having received approximately $5.8 million in that case. She also won a separate $83.3 million defamation judgment, which Trump is still appealing on immunity grounds.
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow construction of a $400 million ballroom at the White House to proceed, arguing national security justifies the project. The request follows an appeals court ruling that requires congressional approval before work can continue.
Brazil's Supreme Court is set to hear a series of cases that could significantly impact Amazon forest protections, following congressional overrides of President Lula's environmental vetoes. The rulings may affect Indigenous land rights, soybean farming, and environmental licensing in the region.
The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to allow the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian nationals, threatening family separations and labor market disruptions, according to advocates. The ruling creates a new tool to strip legal protections from hundreds of thousands of people and may affect other TPS designations for countries like Venezuela, Somalia, and Ethiopia.
The US Supreme Court has issued a series of landmark rulings backing President Donald Trump's hardline immigration agenda, allowing the administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians and Syrians and to deny asylum at the southern border. The 6-3 conservative majority gave federal authorities expanded powers to deport legal permanent residents charged with crimes and to halt emerging asylum claims. These decisions have sparked outrage among immigrant rights advocates, who say the administration is targeting both undocumented and legal immigrants.
Japan's Supreme Court has upheld a dissolution order against the Unification Church, rejecting its appeal in a final ruling. The court confirmed serious legal violations relating to fundraising and recruitment. The decision is effective immediately and cannot be appealed.
Mahmoud Khalil, targeted for deportation by the Trump administration over his pro-Palestinian activism, will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court rejected a rehearing. Khalil's legal team is also challenging a deportation order in immigration court, citing procedural irregularities.
