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Monday, January 5, 2026
TopicUS Supreme Court

Topic: US Supreme Court

‘Dangerous precedent,’ says Biden after US top court rules Trump has immunity from prosecution

The ruling could scuttle parts of the special counsel's case as U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan mulls the breadth of Trump's immunity.

Jack Smith requests US Supreme Court to reject Trump’s bail plea in 2020 election case

In August 2023, Smith brought four federal criminal counts against Trump, including conspiring to defraud the US, and conspiring against right of Americans to vote.

US Supreme Court allows immediate enforcement of immigration law in Texas

The White House has also raised concerns about the ruling, calling it 'harmful and unconstitutional' while adding that it will make communities in Texas less safe.

Donald Trump wins in Colorado ballot case, US Supreme Court rejects ban over Capitol attack

Supreme Court overturned the judicial decision that had excluded him from Colorado’s ballot under a constitutional provision involving insurrection for inciting and supporting the 6 January, 2021, Capitol attack.

Illinois judge removes Donald Trump from state’s ballot citing ‘insurrectionist ban’

After Colorado and Maine, Illinois is the third state where former US President Donald Trump has been removed from ballot.

US Supreme Court has put an end to ‘positive discrimination’. India could take a cue

Even before the US Supreme Court judgment, nine American states had prohibited race-conscious admissions in public colleges & universities.

No more race-conscious college admissions in US. What SCOTUS ruling means & what dissenting judges said

Court ruled that considering race as factor in admissions violates Equal Protection Clause of Constitution. Dissenting judges argued that race matters in reality & not just in law.

On Camera

Jatiya Party Bangladesh is paying the price for enabling Hasina’s authoritarianism

Critics argue that the Jatiya Party helped legitimise Bangladesh's electoral processes and government authority that lacked credibility.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.