The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.

Tamil Nadu’s DMK government sought an urgent Supreme Court hearing on its appeal against the Madras High Court’s order allowing the ‘Karthigai Deepam’ lighting atop Thiruparankundram hills. The state claims exclusive rights over temple rituals, defying the HC’s directives. The SC acknowledged the plea but offered no immediate assurance for an early listing.

A Florida federal judge on Friday cleared the Justice Department to release grand jury transcripts from its sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein, which could shed light on the deceased financier’s ties to rich and powerful people.