8 hours ago Supreme Court hearing which will determine the definition of a woman begins TODAY

A feminist group will argue trans women should not be able to fill roles for biological women under laws designed to ensure equal numbers of men and women on company boards.

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9 hours ago Drake claims UMG and Spotify ‘artificially inflated’ Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us

Feud escalates as rapper’s lawyers file petition alleging Universal Music Group and streaming giant conspired to make rival’s hit more successfulDrake has launched legal action against Universal Music Group and Spotify, alleging they conspired to artificially inflate interest in Kendrick Lamar’s diss track about him, Not Like Us, while suppressing his own music.In a petition filed to the New York supreme court on Monday, attorneys for Drake’s company Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG and the streaming service of having “launched a campaign to manipulate and saturate the streaming services and airwaves”, using various tactics to make Lamar’s song more popular. Continue reading...

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10 hours ago Appeal on status of trans women under Equality Act to be heard in Supreme Court

The appeal before Lord Reed, Lord Hodge, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lady Rose and Lady Simler at the UK Supreme Court is expected to last for two days.

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19 hours ago Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to graphic cigarette warning labels

The Supreme Court won’t hear a challenge to a federal requirement that cigarette packages and advertising include graphic images demonstrating the effects of smoking

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19 hours ago Trump adviser who funded supreme court takeover wants to ‘crush liberal dominance’

Leonardo Leo, rightwing billionaire who helped install conservative justices, outlines second term ambitionsUS politics – live updatesLeonard Leo, who financed and directed the rightwing takeover of the US supreme court, admitted he wants to “crush liberal dominance” across American society.“I want to crush liberal dominance,” the dark money impresario told NPR, in an interview published three weeks after Donald Trump’s stunning election win. Continue reading...

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