The Supreme Court rules against Donald Trump
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The highest court in the USA is the Supreme Court. The court made 4 important decisions. Donald Trump lost 3 of these cases.
Trump must pay 5 million dollars. E. Jean Carroll gets the money. She is a journalist. A court says: Trump treated the woman badly. Trump did not want to pay. The Supreme Court says: He must pay.
Trump wanted to fire Lisa Cook. She works at the Central-Bank. The court says: This is not allowed. Lisa Cook keeps her job.
Trump also lost about the mail-in-vote. This is about votes in Mississippi. These votes count after the election day. Trump wanted to stop this. The judges allow these votes.
Trump has one success. He can fire some agency bosses easier. This gives the president more power. The rules were strict before. The court changed the rules. Critics think this is dangerous.
Trump must pay 5 million dollars. E. Jean Carroll gets the money. She is a journalist. A court says: Trump treated the woman badly. Trump did not want to pay. The Supreme Court says: He must pay.
Trump wanted to fire Lisa Cook. She works at the Central-Bank. The court says: This is not allowed. Lisa Cook keeps her job.
Trump also lost about the mail-in-vote. This is about votes in Mississippi. These votes count after the election day. Trump wanted to stop this. The judges allow these votes.
Trump has one success. He can fire some agency bosses easier. This gives the president more power. The rules were strict before. The court changed the rules. Critics think this is dangerous.
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Definitions
- Supreme Court
- This is the highest court in the USA. It makes decisions about very important laws.
- Central-Bank
- A bank that manages the money in a country.
- mail-in-vote
- People send their vote by post.
People
- Donald Trump
- He is a politician. He was the president of the USA.
- E. Jean Carroll
- She is a well-known journalist from the USA.
- Lisa Cook
- She is an expert for the economy. She works at the Central-Bank.
Locations
- USA
- A large country in North America.
- Mississippi
- A state in the south of the USA.
Sources
The Guardian
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