3 h. ago Supreme Court blocks ruling on Texas congressional map deemed likely racially based

The justices have previously blocked lower-court rulings in redistricting disputes, notably in Alabama and Louisiana

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4 h. ago Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after Supreme Court upholds ban

Doctors found in violation could face up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine

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6 h. ago Abortion is illegal again in North Dakota after court reverses a judge's earlier decision

North Dakota’s overturned abortion ban is back on the books after the state’s highest court could not muster the majority required to deem it unconstitutional

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7 h. ago Prosecutor asks Arizona Supreme Court to review decision that stalled fake elector case

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is appealing a ruling that has stalled the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others for trying to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss in the state

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17 h. ago Supreme Court meets to weigh Trump's birthright citizenship restrictions, blocked by lower courts

The Supreme Court is meeting in private with a key issue on its agenda — President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens

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34 h. ago New Hampshire Supreme Court takes up disputed verdict in landmark youth center abuse case

New Hampshire Supreme Court justices are considering a disputed verdict in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at the state’s youth detention center

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38 h. ago Spain's attorney general guilty of leak in tax fraud case against partner of political rival

Spain’s Supreme Court has found the country’s attorney general guilty of leaking confidential information about the boyfriend of a leading conservative politician and government rival

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39 h. ago UK Supreme Court declares Christian religious education in N. Ireland schools unlawful

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the provision of Christian religious education in Northern Ireland schools does not comply with human rights standards and is unlawful

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39 h. ago UK government insists it is ‘taking time to get this right’ on single

Labour accused of delaying new rules to avoid backlash, after leak of EHRC guidance saying trans people could be questioned based on looksThe UK government has insisted it will take as much time as necessary to “get right” new rules on access to single-sex spaces after a leak of guidance submitted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) raised concerns that its publication was being deliberately delayed.The equalities watchdog submitted its formal guidance on how public bodies, businesses and other service providers should respond to April’s landmark supreme court ruling on biological sex to the UK government in September. Since then, its outgoing chair, Kishwer Falkner, has urged the equalities minister, Bridget Phillipson, to approve it “as soon as possible”. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago EHRC guidance dubbed ‘misogynist’s charter’ as trans people ‘could be banned from single

Places such as hospital wards, gyms and leisure centres will reportedly be able to question transgender women over whether they should be using single-sex services based on how they look, their behaviour or concerns raised by others

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65 h. ago Belgian farmer sues French energy giant for damage caused by climate change

A Belgian farmer is taking TotalEnergies to court, arguing the company should pay for climate change damage

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65 h. ago Religious education in NI schools breaches human rights, Supreme Court rules

The legal action was taken by a girl who attended a Belfast primary school and her father.

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3 d. ago Appeals court pauses California law requiring companies to report climate

A federal appeals court has paused a California law that requires companies that do business in the state and make more than $500 million a year to report how climate change could hurt them financially

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3 d. ago The Education Department is dismantling. Here's what that means

The Education Department is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his campaign pledge to close the department entirely

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3 d. ago Group of South Carolina lawmakers look at the most restrictive abortion bill in the US

A bill being considered by a small group of senators in South Carolina could allow judges to sentence women who get abortions to decades in prison

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3 d. ago State justice will step down to lead the University of Florida's classical education center

A Florida Supreme Court justice has announced he’ll be stepping down from the bench to lead a center dedicated to classical education at the University of Florida

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3 d. ago Prisoner sues for his 'human right' to eat Vegemite, claiming it is 'his culture as an Australian'

Andre McKechnie, 54, serving a life sentence for murder, took his battle to the Supreme Court of Victoria, according to documents released on Tuesday.

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4 d. ago What is asylum metering? Supreme Court to review immigration policy axed in 2021

President Joe Biden formally rescinded the use of metering in 2021

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4 d. ago Supreme Court will review an old policy used to turn away asylum seekers at the US border

The Supreme Court has agreed to review a policy used under past administrations to deny migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space opened up to process claims

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4 d. ago ‘Fights for our material survival’: documentary goes inside the battle for trans rights

In Heightened Scrutiny, the fight driving activist and lawyer Chase Strangio is backgrounded by a deep dive into how the media has helped to push an anti-trans agendaTrans documentarian Sam Feder’s latest feature Heightened Scrutiny is a kind of two-for-one – an affecting portrait of one of the most important trans activists of our time, and a continuation of the media critique he established through earlier films, particularly his groundbreaking 2020 Netflix doc Disclosure. It’s a powerful look at the fight over civil rights for trans people, while also posing as a critical rebuttal to supposedly center-left media like the New York Times and the Atlantic, which have aided and abetted rightwing forces in setting off a moral panic against trans existence.The film follows the ACLU attorney Chase Strangio as he prepares for oral arguments in the supreme court case US v Skirmetti. These arguments occurred on 4 December 2024, with the court ruling several months later in favor of Tenness...

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