8 d. 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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1 week 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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1 week ago Rape victims in Scotland will be protected when giving evidence, says lord advocate

Supreme court ruled ‘rape shield’ laws to limit intrusive cross-examination may breach men’s right to fair trialScotland’s most senior law officer has moved to reassure victims of sexual abuse that they will be protected after a supreme court ruling warned that Scottish laws designed to limit intrusive cross-examination could be breaching men’s right to a fair trial.In a strongly worded statement, the lord advocate, Dorothy Bain KC, said: “I would like to make clear that I understand sexual abuse inflicted upon women and children to be the single greatest challenge our justice system faces. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Mexico's Supreme Court rules against magnate's $2.6B tax debt challenges

Mexico’s Supreme Court has rejected legal measures from companies led by Ricardo Salinas Pliego, challenging tax debts of over $2.6 billion

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2 w. ago ‘I am abused on the train and can’t go to the gym’: MAFS trans star on real

Married at First Sight (MAFS) star Ella Morgan has opened up about the abuse she has faced, both online and offline, since the UK Supreme Court ruled on the definition of a "woman."

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2 w. ago Supreme Court rules Scottish sex trial evidence will lead to human rights violations

The UK Supreme Court has issued a judgment that, it has been warned, will have ‘a profound and distressing impact on survivors of sexual violence’

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2 w. ago Supreme Court rules Scottish sex trial evidence rules could breach human rights

The UK Supreme Court has issued a judgment that, it has been warned, will have ‘a profound and distressing impact on survivors of sexual violence’

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2 w. ago SNL skewers Trump over travel chaos and grocery prices in cold open

The president, played by cast member James Austin Johnson, heralded a win for Republicans after the Supreme Court ruled that they could ‘stop feeding poor people’ and prices had ‘plummeted up!’

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3 w. ago US supreme court lets Trump block passport sex markers for trans and non

Decision by high court’s conservative majority is Trump administration’s latest win on emergency docketThe supreme court on Thursday allowed Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and non-binary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity.The decision by the high court’s conservative majority is Trump’s latest win on the high court’s emergency docket, and it means his administration can enforce the policy while a lawsuit over it plays out. It halts a lower-court order requiring the government to keep letting people choose male, female or X on their passport to line up with their gender identity on new or renewed passports. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Trump can block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers, Supreme Court rules

The plaintiffs argued that passports limited to the sex listed on a birth certificate can spark harassment or even violence for transgender people

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