US Supreme Court
US Supreme Court takes up TikTok ban: What you need to know
The US government wants TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company. The video-sharing platform, fearing being shut down in the US, has embarked on a legal challenge against the law.
- by Ann E. Marimow and Cristiano Lima-Strong
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Trump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York
Trump’s lawyers turned to the nation’s highest court after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Trump’s cabinet is good, mad or indifferent, but above all loyal
President-elect Donald Trump has picked an oddball cabinet, but how long will it hold?
- The Herald's View
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‘They cheat like hell’: The fallout from the attack on the Capitol
Hare-brained schemes and legal loopholes helped cause havoc after the last presidential election. But there are many ways to contest a result. How?
- by Angus Holland
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Middle East tensions
Banning protests because they cost money to police is a bridge too far in a liberal democracy
The Premier Chris Minns wants to stop pro-Palestinian protests by giving police extra powers to obtain court approval to halt marches to protect their budgets.
- The Herald's View
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Poll reveals harsh truth for Middle East protesters
On the first anniversary of the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel, our Resolve Political Monitor poll finds little support for Sunday protests.
- The Herald's View
‘An overnight success 20 years in the making’: The rise of Kamala Harris
The transformation of attitudes towards the presidential hopeful has been rapid and profound. Was she underestimated – or has she changed?
- by Nick Bryant
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Melania breaks ranks with Trump, declares she’s pro-choice
The former US first lady has been absent from Donald Trump’s re-election campaign. Her views on abortion now place her against the Republican message.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘Doesn’t matter if you lost’: New details of Trump’s bid to overturn election loss revealed
Much of the new filing focuses on Donald Trump’s dealings with then-vice president and running mate Mike Pence, who was pressured to overturn the 2020 election result.
- by Andrew Goudsward
Former punk princess, now a devout Catholic, bonds with US Supreme Court justice
The disclosure Justice Samuel Alito visited Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis in her 500-room German castle has prompted a new round of scrutiny for the court.
- by Abbie VanSickle and Philip Kaleta
Trump pleads not guilty to fresh 2020 election interference charges
Joe Biden’s son Hunter, meanwhile, faced his own legal woes, pleading guilty to evading $US1.4 million worth of taxes.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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