Donald Trump’s nominee to US supreme court says assault allegation is ‘completely false’

Christine Blasey Ford says Trump’s supreme court nominee sexually assaulted her in 1982

Controversy erupts after Democrats threaten to release documents relating to Trump nominee

Janan Ganesh: Evangelicals face a bleaker future despite their bargain with president

Democrats accused of trying to conduct Brett Kavanaugh’s hearing by ‘mob rule’

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

Move likely to secure conservative majority on the court for decades to come

The bitter battle over Brett Kavanaugh’s selection could stretch all the way to the November elections

Move is likely to secure the conservative majority on the court for decades to come

Janan Ganesh: Trump legal nomination likely to grind towards further deregulation

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

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

Families Belong Together rallies take place in over 700 locations across the country

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

Anthony Kennedy’s retirement gives Donald Trump the biggest decision of his presidency

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

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

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

Court indicates it could reduce huge penalties for ripping off a patented design

Court’s 5-3 ruling will block other states from introducing similar restrictions on abortion

US Supreme Court justice will be remembered for his bluntness, humour and his often vicious sarcasm

Nomination of a fifth liberal will push the supreme court’s axis of power to the left

Republicans set to oppose appointment of liberal successor to supreme court justice

‘Originalism’ doctrine centered on belief that US constitution should be understood in the context of the 18th century era when it was written

Death of conservative judge could shift the balance of power on the US high court

Abolitionists are now pinning hopes on the case of Pennsylvania woman Shonda Walter

Recent changes give judges scope to carve out the kind of public profiles they have in the US

Conservatives challenge judicial supremacy

Conservatives and liberals grapple with issues that will define US law

Court rules just hours before Las Vegas was due to begin accepting applications

Ruling says ‘sectarian invocations’ do not violate constitution

America Letter: from the small claims courts to the Supreme Court, the US judicial system is a combative cockpit of American values

Justices will be asked to decide on constitutional matters in view of row between Obama and Congress

Public opinion polls indicate that majority of Americans support marriage equality

Judges make 125 requests for information in five weeks

Court weighs 1996 law denying legally married gay couples same benefits as opposite-sex marriage

Act from 1996 denies married same-sex couples access to federal benefits

Several justices yesterday appeared reluctant to rule on a nationwide right to same-sex marriage