The Irish Times

Brown Jackson emerges as frontrunner for vacant US supreme court seat

If appointed, she would be first black woman to sit on country’s most powerful bench

Fri Jan 28 2022 - 19:12

US supreme court’s imbalance looms over Roe v Wade intervention

America Letter: Activists fret that nearly 50 years of reproductive rights could be undone

Fri May 21 2021 - 20:00

US flags to be flown at half mast to mark 500,000 Covid deaths

Biden attacks Trump over his handling of the pandemic and closures of small businesses

Mon Feb 22 2021 - 22:04

Joe Biden nominates Merrick Garland as US attorney general

US president-elect picks judge whose nomination to supreme court was blocked in 2016

Thu Jan 07 2021 - 21:36

US election: Trump says reporting on Covid is ‘fake news conspiracy’

President slams coverage of pandemic as he holds blitz of rallies in Pennsylvania

Mon Oct 26 2020 - 21:01

Coney Barrett likely to be voted to US supreme court on Monday

Appointment of a supreme court judge so close to presidential election unprecedented

Sun Oct 25 2020 - 18:49

Barrett tells senators her Catholic faith will not influence her court rulings

Questions on abortion, gun law and healthcare put to supreme court nominee

Tue Oct 13 2020 - 20:21

Rooted in faith: Amy Coney Barrett’s path to the steps of the US supreme court

Donald Trump’s nominee personifies a rising Christian conservative legal movement

Mon Oct 12 2020 - 18:10

Coney Barrett meets Pence and senators ahead of confirmation hearing

Supreme court nominee set for further round of meetings with Republican senators

Tue Sept 29 2020 - 20:20

US Senate prepares for Coney Barrett confirmation hearings

Process to begin on October 12th and full vote in House to take place a week before election

Sun Sept 27 2020 - 18:51

Trump selects Amy Coney Barrett for supreme court

Judge will replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg if approved by Republican-led senate

Sat Sept 26 2020 - 22:33

Breda O’Brien: What if RBG had focused on persuading others that both lives matter?

They are lighting Ruth Bader Ginsburg votive candles now, but it could have been so different

Sat Sept 26 2020 - 02:00

Video games and violence: An enduring, dangerous myth

Trump trotted out familiar, redundant rhetoric in wake of latest mass shootings

Thu Aug 08 2019 - 05:00

US supreme court Justice John Paul Stevens dies at 99

A soft-spoken Republican who become the liberal side’s ardent champion

Wed Jul 17 2019 - 10:27

Pro-choice activists fear erosion of US abortion rights

America Letter: Nearly half a century after Roe v Wade ruling, Bills are limiting access

Sat May 11 2019 - 01:00

Trump hits back after rebuke from US chief justice

President’s criticism of judge who ruled against immigration order leads to intervention

Thu Nov 22 2018 - 20:31

If Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed another battle will be over

As the US supreme court turns inward, the rest of the world is in turn paying less attention to it

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 05:00

US sociopolitical divides stripped bare by Kavanaugh hearing

America Letter: Kavanaugh and Blasey Ford testimonies an ugly mirror of torn culture

Sat Sept 29 2018 - 01:00

Superstar judge emerges as an unlikely champion for liberals

America Letter: 85-year-old Ruth Baden Ginsburg has vowed to remain on the bench for another five years to the delight of her fans

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 01:00

Trump’s supreme court pick may have saved his presidency

US president’s second nominee to the court could buffer him from impeachment

Wed Jul 11 2018 - 05:00

Favourites emerge in rush to name new US supreme court judge

Trump interviews four federal appeals court judges to replace retiring Anthony Kennedy

Tue Jul 03 2018 - 21:56

Trump is reshaping US courts from the bottom up

President’s appointments of conservative judges across the board could be biggest legacy

Sun Jul 01 2018 - 17:01

Democrats at sea as confidence falters during challenging week

America Letter: Surprise at Joe Crowley’s defeat signals Democrat distance from voters

Sat Jun 30 2018 - 01:00

Boost for Trump’s agenda as Kennedy retires from US supreme court

Departure of moderate judge paves way for US president to appoint more conservative replacement

Wed Jun 27 2018 - 20:53

Neil Gorsuch sworn in as US supreme court justice

Elevation of Donald Trump’s nominee restores court’s conservative majority

Mon Apr 10 2017 - 18:00

Trump nominee Neil Gorsuch confirmed to US supreme court

Appointment after fractious partisan battle restores 5-4 conservative majority to court

Fri Apr 07 2017 - 17:52

Rex Tillerson warns Russia over support for Assad

US secretary of state: Washington mulling ‘appropriate response’ after chemical attack

Thu Apr 06 2017 - 22:51

Senate Republicans invoke ‘nuclear option’ to crush Gorsuch opposition

Trump’s supreme court pick set to be confirmed after Democratic filibuster overturned

Thu Apr 06 2017 - 20:01

Democrats reach magic (but temporary) number to block Neil Gorsuch

Move to change rules, from 60-40 majority to simple majority, could now be invoked

Mon Apr 03 2017 - 20:35

Gorsuch vows to stand up to Donald Trump if necessary

Supreme Court nominee grilled by senators about views on abortion, guns and torture

Tue Mar 21 2017 - 21:00

US justice department defends ‘lawful’ Trump travel ban

Oral arguments to be heard on Tuesday in a battle that may go to supreme court

Tue Feb 07 2017 - 08:05

Heat over Trump immigration order rises as court battles loom

Kerry and Albright join business leaders criticising curbs on some foreigners

Mon Feb 06 2017 - 20:53

Trump threatens ‘nuclear’ option over court nominee

US president faces showdown with Democrats over appointment

Wed Feb 01 2017 - 20:51

Trump picks conservative Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court

‘Judge Gorsuch has outstanding legal skills, a brilliant mind, tremendous discipline’

Wed Feb 01 2017 - 11:11