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Senators of both parties have agreed a deal over a draft bill that would widen the ambit of a 1996 war crimes law to give US courts jurisdiction in cases involving foreign atrocities, in an apparent response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The draft bill, obtained by The New York Times, would en

A leaked draft judgment has shown that the US Supreme Court may overturn the landmark 1973 case of Roe v Wade, which guaranteed access to abortions. The opinion, written by Republican-appointed judge, Justice Samuel Alito, was published by Politico in what is an unprecedented leak from the court.

A man has died after self-immolating in front of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) building in what is believed to have been a protest against climate change. Wynn Bruce, a 50-year-old photojournalist and a Shambhala Buddhist, died in hospital on Saturday, a day after he set himself on

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been confirmed as the first black woman and first former public defender to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). Nominated by President Joe Biden in February, Judge Jackson's appointment to the court was confirmed by the US Senate last night in a

Three former US police officers have been convicted of violating the civil rights of George Floyd by failing to prevent his murder by their colleague. Mr Floyd's murder by Derek Chauvin, who knelt on him for more than nine minutes, sparked worldwide Black Lives Matter protests. Mr Chauvin was convic

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, has been nominated to sit on the Supreme Court by President Biden, who said she was "one of the nation's brightest legal minds". She will be the first black woman to serve at the court in its 233-year history, if confirmed. The nomination comes ahead of Justice Steph

Gun manufacturer Remington will pay $73 million to the families of nine victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting under the terms of a settlement announced yesterday. Remington, which is bankrupt, manufactured the Bushmaster AR-15 style rifle used by 20-year-old gunman Adam Lanza in

Native American tribes have settled for $590 million with Johnson & Johnson and three other drug distribution companies over opioid addiction in their community, The Times reports. The drug giant and distributors McKesson Corp, AmerisourceBergen Corp and Cardinal Health Inc had proposed paying a

Nine US lawyers who failed in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election result in favour of Donald Trump have been ordered to pay $175,000. Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and seven others were sanctioned in August after a federal judge ruled that their lawsuit in Michigan “represents a historic and pr

Lawyers for a man who served over 42 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of a triple murder have raised more than $1.5 million for him in an online crowdfunder. African-American Kevin Strickland, 62, was freed last week from prison in Missouri, one of a number of US states which does no

Nine more US lawyers who attempted to overturn the result of the 2020 presidential election in favour of Donald Trump have been sanctioned. Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and seven others could be disbarred after a federal judge ruled that their lawsuit in Michigan "represents a historic and profound abuse

A woman who prominently accused the late billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse has launched a lawsuit against Prince Andrew for allegedly sexually assaulting her when she was 17 years old. Virginia Giuffre, one of the most outspoken accusers of Mr Epstein, the disgraced American f

A lawyer couple who became infamous for pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters marching near their luxury home last year have been pardoned. Missouri Governor Mike Parson has pardoned Mark McCloskey and Patricia McCloskey, who both practice as personal injury lawyers in St Louis, NPR reports

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has been suspended from practising law in New York because of his "demonstrably false and misleading claims" about the 2020 presidential election. Mr Giuliani, a former mayor of New York who has served as disgraced former president Donald Trump's personal lawyer since 2018

Two men in North Carolina who were wrongfully convicted of the rape and murder of a young girl more than three decades ago have received a $75 million payout, believed to be the largest in US history. Henry McCollum and Leon Brown, who are intellectually disabled half-brothers, spent decades on deat