• A Suprema Corte da Índia concedeu fiança ao porta-voz do Congress, Pawan Khera, em um caso envolvendo supostas observações depreciativas contra um ministro da União.
• O tribunal sinalizou possíveis motivações políticas por trás do FIR registrado contra Khera, levantando questões sobre o momento e a intenção da ação judicial.
• Esta decisão destaca as tensões contínuas entre o partido governante BJP e a oposição Congress antes de eleições importantes, potencialmente influenciando o discurso público sobre a independência judicial.
• O Trinamool Congress (TMC) recorreu à Suprema Corte na sexta-feira para uma audiência urgente contestando a decisão da Comissão Eleitoral da Índia de nomear apenas funcionários do governo central como supervisores de apuração para as eleições da Assembleia de Bengala Ocidental.
• O Chefe de Justiça da Índia, Surya Kant, ordenou uma audiência urgente para sábado, com o pedido a ser analisado por uma bancada composta pelos magistrados PS Narasimha e Joymalya Bagchi, indicando uma consideração de alta prioridade para a disputa eleitoral.
• A contestação reflete as tensões políticas contínuas em Bengala Ocidental em relação à justiça eleitoral e à governança, com o TMC se opondo ao que considera um potencial viés nos procedimentos de contagem de votos.
Governador e attorney general do estado agem para adiar as midterm 2026 primaries apenas um dia após a decisão da supreme court esvaziar o Voting Rights Act
Louisiana adia primaries enquanto os estados correm para redesenhar distritos após a decisão da supreme court
Aqui está mais desse comunicado da attorney general de Louisiana, Liz Murrill, e do governador republicano Jeff Landry:
A vitória histórica de ontem na Supreme Court para Louisiana tem uma consequência imediata para o Estado. A Supreme Court anteriormente suspendeu uma injunction contra a aplicação do atual Congressional map pelo Estado. Pela ordem da Court, no entanto, essa suspensão terminou automaticamente com a decisão de ontem. Dessa forma, o Estado está atualmente impedido de realizar congressional elections sob o mapa atual. Estamos trabalhando junto com a Legislature e o gabinete do Secretary of State para desenvolver um caminho a seguir. Continue lendo...
Mojtaba Khamenei diz que Teerã eliminará os ‘abusos do inimigo na hidrovia’ e protegerá seus programas nuclear e de mísseis
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O líder supremo do Irã quebrou seu silêncio recente com uma declaração desafiadora exaltando o controle do Irã sobre a navegação no estreito de Ormuz e prometendo proteger os programas nuclear e de mísseis do país. “Hoje, dois meses após a maior implantação militar e agressão pelos valentões do mundo na região, e a derrota vergonhosa dos Estados Unidos em seus planos, um novo capítulo está se abrindo para o Golfo Pérsico e o estreito de Ormuz”, disse Mojtaba Khamenei em uma declaração lida por um apresentador da televisão estatal. Continue lendo...
• Centenas se reuniram na Suprema Corte dos EUA em 29 de abril de 2026 para os argumentos sobre o Status de Proteção Temporária (TPS) para haitianos e sírios, com os juízes examinando a autoridade do Presidente Trump para encerrar o programa.
• O tribunal pareceu cético em relação ao amplo poder executivo para revogar anistias de deportação, de acordo com relatos da audiência.
• Uma decisão poderá impactar milhares de pessoas que enfrentam a deportação e testar os limites das ações executivas de imigração antes das eleições de meio de mandato.
Decisão esvaziou disposição destinada a prevenir a discriminação racial na votação. Além disso, o petróleo ultrapassa US$ 126 o barril para atingir o nível mais alto desde 2022.
Bom dia. A Suprema Corte dos EUA esvaziou uma seção importante da Lei dos Direitos ao Voto por meio de uma decisão histórica sobre o mapa distrital da Louisiana, em uma grande reviravolta na lei de direitos civis dos EUA que ameaça enfraquecer o poder de voto das minorias.
Como os legisladores reagiram? Terri Sewell e Shomari Figures, que agora correm o risco de perder seus assentos nos distritos eleitorais negros do Alabama, condenaram a decisão, afirmando que ela faz a nação retroceder.
Como a decisão ocorreu? É o ápice da campanha conjunta dos juízes John Roberts e Samuel Alito para reverter a legislação de direitos civis.
Como os mapas das eleições de meio de mandato poderiam ser alterados pelo redistritamento? Embora a decisão da Suprema Corte deixe pouco tempo para redesenhar os mapas antes das midterms, veja como os mapas das eleições de meio de mandato poderiam ficar se ambos os partidos alcançarem todas as suas ambições atuais de redistritamento. Continue lendo...
• A Suprema Corte decidiu em 29 de abril de 2026 se o novo mapa distrital da Louisiana constitui um gerrymandering racial inconstitucional, marcando uma decisão significativa sobre direitos de voto e limites distritais.
• O caso, Louisiana v. Callais, examinou os distritos redistritados da Louisiana em 2022, que foram anteriormente contestados em tribunal federal sob a Seção 2 do Voting Rights Act.
• Esta decisão afeta as batalhas de redistritamento em curso em todo o país, enquanto os estados se preparam para as eleições de meio de mandato de 2026, com implicações nas contagens de assentos tanto para democratas quanto para republicanos.
• Decisão dá aos responsáveis pela elaboração de mapas em estados republicanos o poder de fragmentar distritos em pedaços e diluir votos até o esquecimento
• O Voting Rights Act foi um pacto político de paz escrito com o sangue de John Lewis.
• A decisão Callais v Landry da US supreme court, que desconsiderou grande parte da seção 2 do Voting Rights Act, apagou esse sangue da história, junto ao de milhares de outros americanos que lutaram contra supremacistas brancos segregacionistas em balcões de lanchonetes, rodoviárias e tribunais pela igualdade política. Continue lendo...
• Terri Sewell e Shomari Figures correm o risco de perder seus cargos nos distritos congressuais negros do Alabama após a decisão.
• Os legisladores que representam os dois distritos congressuais negros do Alabama, agora em risco de perder seus assentos após a Suprema Corte efetivamente aniquilar o Voting Rights Act, afirmaram que a decisão leva os EUA "para trás".
• A decisão de 6 a 3 em Louisiana v Callais, na quarta-feira, enfraquece uma disposição fundamental do Voting Rights Act, abrindo caminho para que os republicanos eliminem distritos congressuais de maioria minoritária em todo o sul, colocando os representantes Terri Sewell e Shomari Figures na mira. Continue lendo...
• Juízes, em decisão unânime, retomam processo federal movido por 'centros de crise de gravidez' antiaborto no estado
• A Suprema Corte dos EUA decidiu na quarta-feira a favor do operador de centros de crise de gravidez antiaborto de base cristã em New Jersey, que tenta impedir uma investigação estadual sobre se as instalações se envolvem em práticas enganosas.
• Os juízes, em decisão unânime, reviveram uma ação federal movida pela First Choice Women’s Resource Centers contestando uma intimação de 2023 do procurador-geral do estado que buscava informações sobre os doadores e médicos da organização. Um tribunal inferior havia descartado a ação.
• No centro do caso estava a questão de até que ponto os legisladores podem considerar a raça ao redesenhar distritos.
• A Suprema Corte dos EUA decidiu que a Louisiana terá que redesenhar seu mapa congressional, em um caso histórico sobre direitos de voto.
• No cerne do processo, Louisiana v Callais, estava a complexa questão de quanto os legisladores podem levar em conta a raça ao redesenhar distritos para garantir que os eleitores negros sejam adequadamente representados.
O caso examina se o governo Trump tem autoridade para retirar o TPS de centenas de milhares de imigrantes
A Suprema Corte ouvirá argumentos orais na quarta-feira sobre se o governo Trump pode retirar o status de proteção temporária (TPS) de centenas de milhares de sírios e haitianos, sob um programa que os protegeu da deportação devido a preocupações de segurança em seus países de origem.
Pessoas com TPS recebem permissão para viver e trabalhar nos EUA porque o governo considerou que seus países de origem são inseguros devido a guerras, instabilidade política ou desastres naturais. No último ano, o governo Trump tentou cortar o programa para diversos países, abrindo caminho para a remoção de centenas de milhares de imigrantes protegidos nos EUA. Continue lendo...
Lawyer for DoJ argued actions taken in public while in possession of a smartphone afforded no expectation of privacyThe US supreme court is considering whether sprawling warrants for smartphone location data infringe on Americans’ privacy rights and violate the constitution.Justices heard opening arguments in Chatrie v United States on Monday that concerned law enforcement’s reliance on so-called “geofence warrants” in difficult cases. The case was originally brought by Okello Chatrie, whose phone location data helped police in Richmond, Virginia, track him down after he robbed a bank at gunpoint and escaped with $195,000 in 2019. Chatrie pleaded guilty to armed robbery and was sentenced to 12 years in prison, but his lawyers argue none of the evidence against him should have been admissible in court. Continue reading...
Redrawn map could flip up to five seats to Republicans as Trump’s party seeks to keep control of CongressThe US supreme court formally reinstated on Monday a redrawn Texas electoral map that was designed to add more Republicans to the US House of Representatives, as Donald Trump’s party seeks to keep control of Congress in the November congressional elections.The move by the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, formalizes an interim decision it made in December to revive the map of US House districts in Texas. Continue reading...
Case centers on glyphosate, pesticide used in Roundup and other products that has been linked to cancer in some studiesThe US supreme court will hear arguments in a key pesticide regulation case on Monday, setting the stage for a ruling that could weaken the ability of consumers to sue companies for failing to warn of product risks.The case centers on glyphosate – a weed-killing chemical used in the popular Roundup brand and numerous other herbicide products. The chemical has been scientifically linked to cancer in multiple studies, and was classified a probable human carcinogen by an arm of the World Health Organization in 2015. Continue reading...
Sabrina Crawford among those refused because of rule change, which now also affects children of immigrants born in ItalyIn 2025, after a long and arduous journey in her attempts to gain Italian citizenship, including a pivotal genealogical research trip to a village in Calabria, US-born Sabrina Crawford was hoping to fulfil her lifelong dream of building a life in Italy as she edged towards the final hurdle of the bureaucratic process.But her plans were scuppered when Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government enacted a law stopping access to Italian citizenship via distant ancestry. Since May last year, only those with a parent or grandparent who was an Italian citizen at birth, and who did not take on dual nationality, are eligible to apply. Continue reading...
The case is part of a messy legal dispute about a section of the Line 5 energy pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channelThe supreme court on Wednesday sided with Michigan in ruling that the state’s lawsuit seeking to shut down a section of an ageing pipeline beneath a Great Lakes channel will stay in state court.Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote for a unanimous court that the Enbridge energy company waited too long to try to move the case to federal court. Continue reading...
Schools say Colorado violated their rights by excluding them from state-funded program over admission policiesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe supreme court will hear from Catholic preschools that say Colorado violated their religious rights by excluding them from a state-funded program over their admission policies.The court agreed on Monday to take up the appeal from St Mary Catholic Parish, which is supported by the Republican Trump administration. Continue reading...
• The U.S. Supreme Court announced opinions on the way as of April 17, 2026, shifting focus from the controversial shadow docket to merits cases.
• Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Ketanji Brown Jackson criticized conservative colleagues in viral comments related to emergency relief requests from the Trump administration.
• The emergency docket remains a flashpoint, underscoring deep ideological divides within the federal judiciary.
8-0 ruling gives companies new day in federal court after firms including Chevron ordered to pay millions for cleanupThe supreme court handed a win Friday to oil and gas companies fighting lawsuits over coastal land loss and environmental degradation in Louisiana.The 8-0 procedural decision gives the companies a new day in federal court after a state jury ordered Chevron to pay upward of $740m to clean up damage to the state’s coastline, one of multiple similar lawsuits. Continue reading...
Risks from cancer and other diseases could be hidden with little accountability if justices favor big firms, critics warnThe US could face foreign attacks, food shortages and agricultural “devastation” if the supreme court rules against Monsanto in a closely watched case over pesticide regulation that is set for arguments later this month, according to a series of legal briefs supporting the company.In contrast, opposing legal briefs warn that if the court sides with Monsanto, consumers will be stripped of their rights to sue when they develop cancer or other serious diseases they attribute to exposure to dangerous chemicals. Companies will be able to hide product risks with little accountability, they warn. Continue reading...
In a spilling of the court’s divisions in public, Sotomayor had criticized Kavanaugh over a dissenting ruling on ICE raidsSonia Sotomayor, a US supreme court justice, issued an apology on Wednesday for her recent criticism of fellow justice Brett Kavanaugh, an unusual public mea culpa that underscores the continuing divisions within the nation’s top judicial body over its direction and actions in high-profile cases.Sotomayor had criticized Kavanaugh at an event in Kansas last week for an opinion he wrote in September concurring with the court’s decision backing roving immigration raids in California. Kavanaugh is one of the court’s six conservative justices, while Sotomayor is the senior member of the court’s three-justice liberal bloc. Continue reading...
Changes follow concern that original code created a legal minefield for organisations implementing itThe equalities watchdog has updated its guidance on how to implement the supreme court ruling on gender after the government requested changes to the original proposals submitted last year.In a statement, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said that after “feedback” from the government, as well as consultation responses and extra legal advice, it had made changes to what is officially known as the code of practice. Continue reading...
Democratic-backed candidate’s win to Wisconsin supreme court gives liberals 5-2 edge on courtHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor won election to the Wisconsin supreme court on Tuesday, giving liberals a 5-2 edge on the court.Shortly before his 8pm ET deadline for Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz, or face the death of its “whole civilization”, Donald Trump posted on social media that the US had reached a temporary ceasefire agreement with Iran. Details of the agreement are still forthcoming and bombing continues across the region.Iranian officials will meet with the United States for talks beginning Friday. Pakistan, which brokered the ceasefire agreement, will host the negotiations in Islamabad.The Pentagon will hold a press briefing at 8am ET today. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are expected to attend.Some Democrats criticized the ceasefire deal, saying its terms, if true, would cede major concessions to Iran, including control over the strait of Hormuz. Others, including New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, called for Congress to invoke the 25th amendment to remove Trump from office after he “threatened a genocide against the Iranian people”.Several Republicans cheered the president’s decision, casting it as shrewd and tactical. “This is a strong first step toward holding Iran accountable,” said senator Rick Scott of Florida.Shelly Kittleson, the US journalist who was kidnapped in Baghdad by the Iran-backed Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah last week, has been released, said secretary of state Marco Rubio.Repulican Clay Fuller won Georgia’s special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in the House of Representatives. In line with special elections for Congress since the start of Trump’s term, his Democratic rival, Shawn Harris, overperformed. Continue reading...
• The Supreme Court issued a ruling clearing the way for the Department of Justice to erase Steve Bannon's January 6 conviction, reversing lower court obstacles to the administration's efforts.
• The decision represents a significant legal victory for the Trump administration in its effort to address convictions related to the Capitol riot.
• The ruling overturned a district judge's previous injunction that had blocked the administration's actions on the matter.
Liberals see chance to strengthen majority in state where Trump and allies could try to overturn election resultsWisconsin voters on Tuesday will select a state supreme court judge to replace an outgoing conservative in a race that could further solidify the liberal majority on the bench ahead of the midterms, when Trump and his allies could try to overturn election results again.Justice Rebecca Bradley, a conservative, is retiring, giving liberals a chance to further consolidate their hold on the high court ahead of the next presidential election, when the swing state is sure to see challenges to election results. Continue reading...
Veteran justice, 76, was treated for dehydration in March; a retirement would give Trump new chance to shape courtUS supreme court justice Samuel Alito was reportedly taken to a hospital after becoming sick at a Federalist Society dinner in Philadelphia in March, further fueling speculation that Donald Trump could have more chances to shape the land’s highest court through new appointments.A CNN report said Alito was checked by medical staff and given fluids due to dehydration. He later returned to his home in Virginia that same night with his security detail. In the weeks since, Alito has resumed his duties, including participating in oral arguments. Continue reading...
Most justices seemed skeptical of the administration’s argument, despite Trump’s unprecedented appearanceIt was a surreal morning at the US supreme court.For more than two hours, the nation’s highest court considered arguments over whether Donald Trump – via an executive order – could tear down an idea that has been fundamental to the story and trajectory of the United States: that almost anyone born on US soil is an US citizen. Continue reading...
• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on April 1, 2026, that state bans on conversion therapy for minors violate counselors' First Amendment rights.
• The decision overturns California's pioneering 2012 law and similar measures in over 20 states prohibiting practices aimed at changing sexual orientation.
• Chief Justice Roberts wrote the majority opinion, emphasizing licensed professionals' speech protections in private counseling.
Some underscore Trump’s unprecedented court appearance as protesters defend 14th amendment rightAround 250 demonstrators packed the steps of the supreme court on Wednesday, chanting in defense of birthright citizenship as Donald Trump himself watched from the public gallery in an unprecedented appearance.Beija McCarter, an eighth grade US history teacher, and Noah Goldstein, a New Yorker who was also at last month’s trans rights rally, both arrived at the demonstration with little optimism about what the justices inside might decide. Continue reading...
