63 m. ago Police face ban from marching in Pride parades after court rules it breaches impartiality

The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police acted unlawfully when she allowed uniformed officers to march under a transgender flag at a Pride event last year, a judge ruled today.

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4 h. ago Hunt for bear that bit man in Norway to resume after wrong animal shot

Anger deepens among animal rights campaigners as court rules hunt can go ahead despite officials killing wrong bearThe hunt for a brown bear that bit a man on the elbow can resume, a Norwegian court has ruled, deepening anger among animal rights campaigners after officials shot the wrong bear.The Norwegian environment agency issued a bear-culling order in late June in Jarfjord, near the border with Russia, after a female bear bit a man’s arm and left him needing stitches. The decision caused outrage after nature inspectors who were tracking her lost the trail and killed a male bear by mistake. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Court rules against giving triple killer Nicholas Prosper a whole

Nicholas Prosper is currently serving a minimum term of 49 years

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23 h. ago New York county clerk rejects Texas’s effort to fine doctor in abortion pill case

A New York doctor faced a $113,000 penalty from Texas after being accused of shipping abortion pills across state linesA New York county clerk again rejected an effort by Texas to fine a New York-based doctor accused of shipping abortion pills across state lines, in a case that could tee up a US supreme court showdown between states that protect abortion access and those that ban it.On Monday, acting Ulster county clerk Taylor Bruck rejected a court filing by Texas attorney general Ken Paxton, which sought to collect a $113,000 penalty against Dr Margaret Carpenter. Paxton had sued Carpenter in December 2024 over allegations she shipped abortion pills to a Texas woman in defiance of the state’s ban on virtually all abortions. When Carpenter didn’t show up to a court hearing earlier this year, a judge automatically ruled against her and ordered her to pay the fine as well as stop mailing pills to Texas. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago US supreme court allows Trump to resume gutting education department

Justices lift federal judge’s order that reinstated nearly 1,400 workers affected by mass layoffs in win for presidentThe US supreme court on Monday cleared the way for Donald Trump’s administration to resume dismantling the Department of Education as part of his bid to shrink the federal government’s role in education in favor of more control by the states.In the latest high court win for the president, the justices lifted a federal judge’s order that had reinstated nearly 1,400 workers affected by mass layoffs at the department and blocked the administration from transferring key functions to other federal agencies. A legal challenge is continuing to play out in lower courts. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago How Trump plans to dismantle the Education Department after Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to continue unwinding the Education Department

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45 h. ago Supreme court clears way for Trump to gut education department – live updates

Conservative justices lift federal judge’s order that had reinstated nearly 1,400 workers affected by mass layoffsWith Trump’s headache not showing any signs of going away, Politico learned that “an ally supportive of the Trump DOJ’s handling of the Epstein case, has pitched senior White House officials on the idea of Bondi and deputy attorney general Todd Blanche doing an all-questions-addressed news conference in an attempt to exhaust the press and put the story to bed.”Maga influencer and far-right activist Laura Loomer also told Politico on Sunday that “there should be a special counsel appointed to do an independent investigation of the handling of the Epstein files so that people can feel like this issue is being investigated, and perhaps take it out of [Pam Bondi’s] hands, because I don’t think that she has been transparent or done a good job handling this issue”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Native Hawaiian man faces longer prison term for hate crime against white man

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a Native Hawaiian man convicted of a hate crime against a white man must be re-sentenced, potentially adding years to his prison term

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6 d. ago Caster Semenya calls for athletes’ rights to be put first as court rules in her favour

ECHR rules South African runner did not have fair trial on need to lower testosterone levels to compete in women’s sportThe South African runner Caster Semenya has called for athletes’ rights to be better protected after Europe’s top human rights court ruled that she had not been given a fair trial when she contested a policy that required her to lower her testosterone levels in order to compete in women’s sport.The decision, handed down on Thursday by the European court of human rights, was the latest twist in the two-time Olympic gold medallist’s extraordinary legal battle. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Human rights court rules Olympic champion runner Semenya did not get fair hearing in Switzerland

Two-time Olympic champion runner Caster Semenya has won a partial victory at the European Court of Human Rights in her seven-year legal fight against track and field’s sex eligibility rules

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6 d. ago European court finds Russia responsible for human rights abuses during Ukraine invasion

Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule Wednesday on Russia’s actions in the conflict in Ukraine

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6 d. ago Landmark ruling finds Russia shot down MH17 with 38 Australians on board

Europe’s top human rights court finds Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by Russia in July 2014Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEurope’s top human rights court delivered damning judgments Wednesday against Russia in four cases brought by Kyiv and the Netherlands, finding Moscow shot down flight MH17, killing all passengers, including 38 Australians.Judges at the European court of human rights ruled that Russia was responsible for widespread violations of international law, from shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014 to the murder, torture, rape, destruction of civilian infrastructure and kidnapping of Ukrainian children after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of 2022.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Landmark ruling made over Russia’s responsibility for downing flight MH17

Europe’s top human rights court is the first international court to rule over Russia’s responsibility for downing flight MH17 and for their actions in the conflict in Ukraine

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7 d. ago Human rights court to make landmark ruling over Russia’s responsibility for Ukraine war

Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule Wednesday on Russia’s actions in the conflict in Ukraine

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7 d. ago Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule on cases against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine

Europe’s top human rights court is set to rule Wednesday on Russia’s actions in the conflict in Ukraine, including human rights violations during the full-scale invasion and the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17

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8 d. ago Appeals court rules against North Dakota tribes in voting rights case that could go to Supreme Court

A federal appeals court has upheld its decision against two Native American tribes challenging North Dakota's redistricting map

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1 week ago Katherine Jenkins outed Sue Barker for breaking golden Wimbledon rule

Katherine Jenkins once called out former tennis ace and BBC legend Sue Barker for breaking one of Wimbledon's strict rules when the pair were together on Centre Court

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1 week ago Countries must protect human right to a stable climate, court rules

Costa Rica-based inter-American court of human rights says states have obligation to respond to climate changeThere is a human right to a stable climate and states have a duty to protect it, a top court has ruled.Announcing the publication of a crucial advisory opinion on climate change on Thursday, Nancy Hernández López, president of the inter-American court of human rights (IACHR), said climate change carries “extraordinary risks” that are felt particularly keenly by people who are already vulnerable. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Questions asked if Blackweir Live should ever have been allowed after High Court ruling

Councillors at Cardiff Council have questioned whether the gigs at Bute Park are in breach of planning rules after a High Court ruling related to a similar event in London

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2 w. ago Matt Hancock defiant about Covid care home plan after ‘generational slaughter’ claim

The High Court ruled in 2022 that government policies on discharging hospital patients into care homes at the start of the pandemic were ‘unlawful’

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