7 d. ago Iraqi asylum seeker can stay in Britain after being mocked in his home country over his speech impediment

The unnamed Kurd told an immigration tribunal he had been 'mistreated, humiliated and abused' as a result of his disability.

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9 d. ago Detective who complained about Met Police event where trans activist branded gender critical views 'twisted and warped' loses tribunal

Gender-critical detective Melanie Newman has lost an employment tribunal against the Met Police after claiming she felt like 'Daniel in the lion's den' at a force event for trans rights.

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2 w. ago Trump says supreme court limiting judges’ powers is ‘monumental victory’ as liberal justices dissent – live

Sonia Sotomayor says decision is an ‘open invitation to bypass the constitution’; joined by Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown JacksonUS supreme court limits judges’ power on nationwide injunctionsUS supreme court rules key provision of Obamacare constitutionalThe Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports.US and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies that are straining utilities and grids in many states.The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, Palestine, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies.With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeki...

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2 w. ago Trump says supreme court limiting judges’ powers is ‘monumental victory’ as liberal justice issues scathing dissent – live

Sonia Sotomayor says decision is an ‘open invitation to bypass the constitution’; joined by Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown JacksonUS supreme court limits judges’ power on nationwide injunctionsUS supreme court rules key provision of Obamacare constitutionalThe Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports.US and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies that are straining utilities and grids in many states.The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, Palestine, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies.With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeki...

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2 w. ago US supreme court rules key provision of Obamacare constitutional

Case challenged how members of an obscure but vital healthcare committee are appointedUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court has ruled that a key provision of “Obamacare”, formally known as the Affordable Care Act, is constitutional. The case challenged how members of an obscure but vital healthcare committee are appointed.The committee, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), is a panel of 16 volunteer health experts who determine which evidence-based preventive health services private insurance companies must cover without cost for patients. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump says supreme court limiting judges’ powers is ‘monumental victory’; liberal justice blasts ‘travesty for rule of law’ – live

Sonia Sotomayor says decision is an ‘open invitation to bypass the constitution’ in scathing dissent; joined by Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson US supreme court limits judges’ power on nationwide injunctionsUS supreme court rules key provision of Obamacare constitutionalThe Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports.US and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies that are straining utilities and grids in many states.The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, Palestine, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies.With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,00...

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2 w. ago Three liberal supreme court justices dissent against ruling that limits power of judges to block Trump’s birthright citizenship order – live

Ruling is an apparent victory for Trump administration; the three liberal justices – Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson – dissentedUS supreme court limits judges’ power on nationwide injunctionsUS supreme court rules key provision of Obamacare constitutionalThe Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports.US and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies that are straining utilities and grids in many states.The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, Palestine, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies.With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,0...

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2 w. ago US supreme court rules schools must let kids opt out of hearing LGBTQ+ books

Court sides with parents in Maryland who protested exposure to storybooks they found objectionableThe US supreme court has ruled that schools must give children the chance to opt out on faith grounds from listening to storybooks being read out loud that feature gay and transgender characters, in a landmark decision that will be seen as striking a blow for religious rights in education.In a case that exposed the passions surrounding the US’s religious-secular divide, the court sided with parents in Maryland who protested that they were left with no means of shielding their children from the contents of six storybooks they found objectionable. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago US supreme court rules schools must let kids opt out of LGBTQ+ book readings

Court sides with parents in Maryland who protested exposure to storybooks they found objectionableThe US supreme court has ruled that schools must give children the chance to opt out on faith grounds from listening to storybooks being read out loud that feature gay and transgender characters, in a landmark decision that will be seen as striking a blow for religious rights in education.In a case that exposed the passions surrounding the US’s religious-secular divide, the court sided with parents in Maryland who protested that they were left with no means of shielding their children from the contents of six storybooks they found objectionable. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear

A divided Supreme Court has ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision leaves unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship

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2 w. ago US supreme court expected to rule on birthright citizenship and other outstanding cases on last day of term – live updates

US supreme court to rule on Trump’s attempt to limit birthright citizenship, a move that would drastically shift immigration policy and how the constitution has long been understoodThe Trump administration is readying a package of executive actions aimed at boosting energy supply to power the US expansion of artificial intelligence, according to four sources familiar with the planning, Reuters reports.US and China are locked in a technological arms race and with it secure an economic and military edge. The huge amount of data processing behind AI requires a rapid increase in power supplies that are straining utilities and grids in many states. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Police Scotland say transgender suspects have the right to ask for a male officer to search one half of their body and a female officer to search the other half

Gender-critical campaigners have accused Police Scotland of putting female staff at risk with new rules drawn up after a recent Supreme Court verdict.

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2 w. ago Justices side with Texas death row inmate seeking DNA testing to show he shouldn't be executed

The Supreme Court has ruled for a Texas death row inmate who's seeking DNA testing to show he should be ineligible for execution

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2 w. ago States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules

The Supreme Court is allowing states to cut off Medicaid money for Planned Parenthood amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the organization, the country’s largest abortion provider

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2 w. ago 'Overwhelming' evidence former Barclays boss Jes Staley was 'close' to notorious paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, tribunal rules

Jes Staley was fined £1.8 million and banned from holding senior roles in the financial sector by the Financial Conduct Authority ( FCA ) in 2023.

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3 w. ago Fuel firms can challenge California’s emission limits, supreme court rules

Court votes to back challenge to state waiver that allows it to set tougher car emission standards than federal limitsFossil fuel companies are able to challenge California’s ability to set stricter standards reducing the amount of polluting coming from cars, the US supreme court has ruled in a case that is set to unravel one of the key tools used to curb planet-heating emissions in recent years.The conservative-dominated supreme court voted by seven to two to back a challenge by oil and gas companies, along with 17 Republican-led states, to a waiver that California has received periodically from the federal government since 1967 that allows it to set tougher standards than national rules limiting pollution from cars. The state has separately stipulated that only zero-emission cars will be able to sold there by 2035. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US supreme court divided as fossil fuel industry wins in car pollution case – live

The conservative-dominated supreme court voted seven to two to back a challenge by oil and gas companiesFuel firms can challenge California’s emission limits, supreme court rulesDonald Trump is once again repeating unfounded claims that the results of the 2020 presidential election were fraudulent, saying that the evidence is “massive and overwhelming” but not providing any of it. The president called for a special prosecutor to be appointed to the case.He wrote on Truth Social this morning: Continue reading...

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3 w. ago £30k for being compared to Darth Vader. £25k for a birthday card. £17k for being called a weirdo. How Britain's employment tribunals became a laughing stock... and have reached breaking point

When Lorna Rooke's NHS colleagues entered her personality traits into a light-hearted online quiz they had no idea this apparently innocent piece of workplace banter would lead to a court hearing.

Economics

3 w. ago Refusing to employ Chinese and Russians in sensitive national security jobs is not discrimination because they might be spies, tribunal rules

It is not discriminatory to stop people from nations that pose a threat to Britain taking up certain jobs in the defence sector due to the possibility of espionage, the judgement suggests.

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4 w. ago Families of trans kids worry about what's next after Supreme Court rules on gender

A U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors is leaving transgender children and their parents uncertain and anxious about its impact

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