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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicUS Supreme Court

Topic: US Supreme Court

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s successor could give Trump an edge in US presidential election

Ginsburg’s death Friday gives the president and his Republican allies an opening to leave a transformational mark on a court already shaped by two Trump appointments.

US Supreme Court judge Ruth Ginsburg gives liberals a scare with cancer revelation

The news has raised questions about the top court’s future as the already conservative court could turn further to the right if Trump appoints a successor to 87-year-old Ginsburg.

Fresh hope for billionaire Vinod Khosla to block public access to his private US beach

A US court ruled that prior owners’ willingness to let beach goers use the road didn’t amount to public dedication because they collected parking fees.

Democratic candidates again call for Kavanaugh’s impeachment after new assault charge

The new allegations were reported in a New York Times article that published an excerpt from an upcoming book ‘The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation’.

Opposition leaks New Zealand’s budget day before its unveiling

New Zealand treasury secretary says its systems faced over 2,000 hacking attempts since Sunday, doesn't blame Opposition for it.

Live questioning of Brett Kavanaugh: Destroying reputation or healing for survivors?

In a live hearing before the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Professor Christine Blasey Ford accused Donald Trump’s nominee for the US Supreme Court, Brett...

Billionaire Vinod Khosla’s appeal against public access to beach snubbed by US Supreme Court

A state judge last year ordered Khosla to unblock public access to Martins Beach which the latter did right after buying an 89-acre property in 2008.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.