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Imran Khan: Pakistan supreme court rules former PM’s arrest was illegal
Pakistan’s supreme court has ruled the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan two days ago was illegal, and has ordered that he be released into the protection of the court.
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Has the US Supreme Court become too political?
The Supreme Court looms large in America. Its facade rises over the Washington swamp – an independent voice above the political fray. But ever since the court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion – it’s been criticised for being part of America’s divided and partisan society. The accusation that judges are too political has…
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Scotland ‘will find another way to independence’, says Sturgeon after Supreme Court defeat
No establishment, Westminster or otherwise, will ever silence the voice of the Scottish people – Nicola Sturgeon has told crowds here outside Holyrood.
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Indyref2: Argument for second scottish independence moves to Supreme Court
The argument over a second Scottish independence referendum moved to a new battleground today – the Supreme Court.
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Archie Battersbee: parents lose Supreme Court appeal against switching off life support
The parents of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee have lost a bid to appeal to the Supreme Court against switching off his life support. The hospital treating Archie – who has been in a coma since April – says he is brain-stem dead, and the high court had agreed keeping him alive was no longer in his…
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US Supreme Court delivers blow for climate action
In another blow to Joe Biden’s administration, the Supreme Court has curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to fight climate change.
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Roe v Wade: Protests as Supreme Court overturns right to abortion
It was a decision that America knew was coming.
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Gun reform bill moves through US Senate – as Supreme Court block law limiting guns in public
For the first time in decades, new gun safety legislation has won support from Republicans and Democrats in the US Senate.
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Roe v Wade: Leak suggests US Supreme Court may overturn abortion law
Joe Biden has said that he believes a woman’s right to choose is fundamental.
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Supreme Court Mississippi abortion ruling would be ‘political earthquake’, says law professor
It’s being called the most important abortion case in a generation.
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US Supreme Court refuse to block controversial Texas abortion law
The justices of the US Supreme Court have voted not to halt a new law in Texas that will strip most women in the state of the right to an abortion.
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Asda workers win Supreme Court equal pay battle
Thousands of Asda shop floor workers can continue their fight for equal pay after winning a key legal victory at the Supreme Court.
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Shamima Begum cannot return to UK to fight citizenship case, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court has ruled that Shamima Begum cannot return to the UK to fight her citizenship case.
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Uber drivers must be treated as workers not self-employed contractors, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court has ruled that Uber drivers must be treated as workers, and not self-employed contractors – in a ruling which could have major implications for the gig economy.
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Supreme Court overturns ban on Heathrow third runway
Another key ruling has disappointed environmental campaigners. The prospect of a third runway at London’s Heathrow has been given a boost after the airport’s owners won a challenge at the Supreme Court. It means they can now seek planning permission for the runway, which had previously been blocked by the Court of Appeal for failing…
