1 hour ago Pakistani parliament votes to give army chief new powers and legal immunity

Critics attack constitutional amendment that will also limit supreme court’s independence as ‘funeral for democracy’Pakistan’s parliament has passed a controversial amendment to its constitution that will expand the powers of the army chief and grant him lifelong legal immunity while limiting the independence of the supreme court, in a move critics described as a “funeral for democracy”.Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan’s powerful army chief who is widely seen as a de facto ruler of the country, was the main benefactor from the 27th constitutional amendment, which was passed by the parliamentary lower house on Wednesday. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Rastafarian turns to Supreme Court after prison officers shaved his dreadlocks

Guards cut the dreadlocks he had been growing for nearly two decades

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2 h. ago Use of rape shield laws may risk right to fair trials, Supreme Court warns

Ruling could open the door to multiple appeals from those convicted of sexual offences

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3 h. ago Supreme Court says Scottish courts risking right to fair trial in sex cases

The highest court in the country said a change is required in how Scottish courts handle certain types of evidence in sexual offence cases.

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5 h. 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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5 h. 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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8 h. ago Rastafarian asks Supreme Court if he can sue prison for shaving his dreadlocks

Guards cut the dreadlocks he had been growing for nearly two decades

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19 h. ago Supreme Court extends order blocking full funding for SNAP benefits with shutdown nearing end

Temporary funding bill in Congress would restart funding after millions of families left in limbo

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20 h. ago Trump asks Supreme Court to throw out sex abuse verdict in latest attempt to rewrite legal turmoil

Trump’s legal blitz to overturn verdicts and rulings against him is taking aim at jury’s $5 million judgment

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37 h. ago The Supreme Court is expected to say whether full SNAP food payments can resume

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to say Tuesday whether the Trump administration must start complying with lower-court orders that require full payments in the SNAP food program

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48 h. ago Supreme Court moving fast on SNAP freeze after Trump leaves millions who need food in limbo

Fast-moving legal battle over nation’s largest anti-hunger program hinges on government shutdown

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48 h. ago Louisiana prison guards cut a Rastafari inmate's dreadlocks. Supreme Court will decide if he can sue

The Supreme Court is wrestling with whether a former Louisiana inmate can sue prison officials who shaved his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafari religious beliefs

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50 h. ago The Latest: Supreme Court upholds its decision legalizing same

The Supreme Court has rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide

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51 h. ago Supreme Court takes swift action on Kim Davis bid to overturn same

Justice deny longshot attempt to overturn Obergefell v Hodges

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52 h. ago Ghislaine Maxwell to seek commutation from Trump after series of high

Maxwell’s commutation application comes after the Supreme Court denied her appeal last month

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3 d. ago USDA orders states to ‘undo’ steps to offer full SNAP food benefit payments after Supreme Court pause

Nearly 42 million Americans rely on SNAP benefits each month

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3 d. 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 d. ago Euan McColm: It is not controversial to say men should not be imprisoned alongside women

John Swinney’s continued failure to fully enact Supreme Court ruling on gender could see him die on the same hill as Nicola Sturgeon

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3 d. ago It is not controversial to say men should not be imprisoned alongside women: Euan McColm

John Swinney’s continued failure to fully enact Supreme Court ruling on gender could see him die on the same hill as Nicola Sturgeon

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4 d. ago Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets

With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters

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