43 h. ago ‘Shocking to the sense of liberty Americans hold dear’: the impassioned US court order in the Ábrego García case

Judges on the US court of appeals for the fourth circuit issued a memorable call for the return of Kilmar Ábrego García and the separation of government powers. Here is the textUpon review of the government’s motion, the court denies the motion for an emergency stay pending appeal and for a writ of mandamus. The relief the government is requesting is both extraordinary and premature. While we fully respect the Executive’s robust assertion of its Article II powers, we shall not micromanage the efforts of a fine district judge attempting to implement the Supreme Court’s recent decision.It is difficult in some cases to get to the very heart of the matter. But in this case, it is not hard at all. The government is asserting a right to stash away residents of this country in foreign prisons without the semblance of due process that is the foundation of our constitutional order. Further, it claims in essence that because it has rid itself of custody that there is nothing that can be done....

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55 h. ago Police Scotland to review trans policies following Supreme Court judgment

Police Scotland confirmed it was reviewing its Transitioning at Work policy based on self-identifying “as part of our wider sex and gender review”.

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55 h. ago Police Scotland orders policy review in wake of Supreme Court gender definition ruling

Police Scotland has issued an update in the wake of Wednesday’s ruling by the Supreme Court on the definition of a woman.

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9 d. ago GEORGINA BROWN reviews Manhunt at Royal Court in London: Mesmerising insight into the muddled mind of a MONSTER

GEORGINA BROWN: Projected on to a screen is the figure of a man, pacing his cell like a caged bear, his shaved head a glistening ball - shiny as mercury, and just as impermeable.

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1 week ago Manhunt at the Royal Court review: a terrifying lead performance

Manhunt seems to hedge its bets but has a terrifying lead performance by Samuel Edward-Cook as Moat

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3 w. ago Stuart Hogg must make progress on domestic abuse court order, his lawyer says

The former Scotland rugby captain, 32, did not have to attend court on Tuesday for a review hearing.

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