85 m. ago Scottish Government ordered to pay costs after landmark gender ruling

A court order, which was issued on Tuesday, confirms that taxpayers will cover costs incurred at both the Supreme Court and the Court of Session.

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1 hour ago Missouri Supreme Court has opened the door to abortions being halted again

The Missouri Supreme Court has opened the door to abortions being halted again by sending the case back to a judge for reconsideration

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2 h. ago Scottish Government ordered to pay costs and expenses after Supreme Court gender ruling

Judges unanimously ruled in April that a woman is defined by biological sex under equality laws

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2 h. ago Trump plans to cut last $100 million worth of contracts with Harvard and remove all government funding

Letter to federal agencies accuses university of antisemitism and breaking Supreme Court precedent on race-conscious admissions

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5 h. ago Vital new gender guidance to help organisations deal with Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman is in a 'state of limbo until EHRC chair is replaced'

The Equality and Human Rights Commission pledged to produce final guidance by July but this could reportedly be delayed by months amid infighting with its chair Baroness Falkner.

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6 h. ago US Supreme Court refuses student’s case over ‘There are only two genders’ T

The school was reasonable to consider the impact on its transgender students, a court of appeal said

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7 h. ago Supreme Court rejects appeal of Massachusetts student who wanted to wear 'only two genders' T

The Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Massachusetts student who was barred from wearing a T-shirt to school proclaiming there are only two genders

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8 h. ago The Supreme Court rejects a plea to block a copper mine on land in Arizona that's sacred to Apaches

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from Apaches who want to halt a massive copper mining project on federal land in Arizona that they hold sacred

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28 h. ago FBI reopens investigation into cocaine found at White House during Joe Biden's presidency

The US security service has also ‘reopened’ an inquiry into a leaked Supreme Court ruling and Capitol riots

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30 h. ago FBI to reinvestigate 2023 White House cocaine find and leak of supreme court Dobbs draft

Agency also announced new inquiry into pipe bombs found outside Democratic and Republican offices in 2021The FBI will launch new investigations into the 2023 discovery of a bag of cocaine at the White House during Joe Biden’s term, as well as into pipe bombs discovered at Democratic and Republican party headquarters before the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot by supporters of Donald Trump, and the leak of the supreme court’s draft opinion before the historic overturning of national abortion rights with the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that overturned Roe v Wade in 2022.Dan Bongino, a rightwing podcaster turned deputy director of the FBI, made the announcement on X, where he said he had requested weekly briefings on any progress in looking into the old cases. The incidents have been popular talking points on America’s political right wing and among conspiracy theorists. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago FBI launches new probes into White House cocaine incident and Dobbs Supreme Court leak

Deputy Director Dan Bongino announces new investigations into popular right-wing talking points

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31 h. ago UCU calls for staff rights to use facilities matching gender identities

It follows the Supreme Court ruling last month that the word ‘woman’ in the Equality Act 2010 refers to a biological woman.

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34 h. ago Here are all the MSPs who have signed open letter over 'transphobic' Scottish Parliament toilet guidance

MSPs and Holyrood staff have objected to the interim guidance following the Supreme Court ruling.

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37 h. ago Protester accosts judge as Erin Patterson trial hears how officials tried to find source of deadly mushrooms

Health department witness tells Victorian supreme court of efforts to glean information from Patterson in days after fatal mushroom lunchWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom murders trial?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastErin Patterson spent days after the beef wellington lunch speaking with a department of health official in detail about sourcing the mushrooms for the meal from an Asian grocer and Woolworths, a Victorian court has heard.Day 19 of Patterson’s trial at the Latrobe Valley law courts in Morwell was also interrupted by a protester, who shouted accusations at Justice Christopher Beale before being escorted out of the room by police.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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59 h. ago Nicola Sturgeon: Supreme Court judgment on definition of woman 'massively overinterpreted'

Nicola Sturgeon has warned that politicians should update the law if the Supreme Court judgment harms the lives of transgender people.

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3 d. ago Trans activists install 'third toilet' on UK Supreme Court steps after controversial ruling

A trans activist group made their stand by placing a "third toilet" on the steps of the Supreme Court - a direct response to the suggestion to make their own "third space"

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3 d. ago Disabled campaigners watching ‘in horror’ as trans people face toilet segregation

Disabled activists say supreme court ruling has left trans community at similar risk of exclusion from public spacesDisabled rights campaigners say they are watching “in horror” as the UK’s trans community faces similar toilet segregation and exclusion from public spaces that they do.The aftermath of the supreme court ruling on biological sex has led to organisations banning trans people from using the toilets of the gender they live as, with accessible facilities frequently promoted as a solution. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man gets 10 years for trying to carjack car with 2 members of Justice Sotomayor's security detail

A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for trying to carjack a car occupied by two U.S. Marshals Service deputies who were members of Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s security detail

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4 d. ago Venezuelan workers at Disney put on leave from jobs after losing protective status

Almost four dozen Venezuelan workers who had temporary protected status have been put on leave by Disney after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to strip them of legal protections

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4 d. ago This doctor calls LGBTQ+ rights ‘satanic’. He could now undo healthcare for millions

Exclusive: A rightwing activist behind a current supreme court challenge has spent decades railing against ‘homosexual behavior’Steven Hotze, a Republican donor from Texas, has spent decades fighting against LGBTQ+ rights, with campaigns seeking to roll back protections for people he has deemed “termites”, “morally degenerate” and “satanic”.The Houston-area physician is not well-known in mainstream politics, and his efforts targeting queer and trans people have generally been local, with limited impact. Continue reading...

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