Search results for ‘Supreme Court’
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Bangladesh executes Islamist opposition leader Mollah
After the supreme court rejects his lawyers’ last-minute appeal, Islamist opposition leader Abdul Quader Mollah is hanged at Dhaka central prison for war crimes committed in 1971.
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Christian guesthouse owners must pay damages to gay couple
The supreme court has ruled that Peter and Hazelmary Bull, who refused to let a gay couple share a double room in their guesthouse, must pay £3,600 damages.
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‘This is my reward’: Berlusconi berates Italian justice
Silvio Berlusconi launches an angry tirade against the Italian justice system, accusing it of taking away his “personal freedom”, after the supreme court upholds his prison sentence for tax fraud.
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Berlusconi sentence upheld – but he won’t see prison cell
Italy’s supreme court says former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi should be jailed for tax fraud. But sentencing reforms mean the media tycoon will not serve his time behind bars.
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Crowds celebrate US gay marriage ruling
Supporters of same-sex marriage in California celebrate as the US Supreme Court gives gay couples in the 13 states equal standing to their straight peers.
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Hagel hails gay pride at Pentagon
As the US awaits a decision on gay marriage by the Supreme Court, the US military celebrates gay and lesbian troops at a special Pentagon event.
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India rules against Novartis in cancer drug case
In a victory for health campaigners against big pharmaceuticals, India’s supreme court rules that pharmaceutical giant Novartis cannot patent an updated version of a cancer drug.
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US military couple’s fight for gay rights
As the US stands on the brink of a landmark moment for gay rights, Channel 4 News speaks to a military couple whose lives could be drastically changed by the supreme court rulings.
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Pakistan PM: ‘no doubt’ of plans to topple government
An adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister says there is “no doubt” the country’s military and supreme court are working together to bring down the country’s government.
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Equal pay ruling ‘a great gain’ for women
An equal pay ruling in the supreme court represents a “great gain” for women, the granddaughter of a Suffragette tells Channel 4 News.
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Women win landmark equal pay case
Scores of women who worked for Birmingham City Council win a supreme court equal pay compensation fight.
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Obama’s healthcare law – and his legacy – in the balance
The US Supreme Court is poised to decide if President Obama’s flagship healthcare law is unconstitutional – a landmark ruling which will have a huge impact on the country’s political future.
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Crucial week for Obama as key laws hang in balance
It is one of the most critical weeks yet for the Obama administration – two decisions at the supreme court have major implications for the future of federal power.
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Obama’s flagship health care law hangs in the balance
The arguments are over; the rhetoric is done. Now America’s deeply divided Supreme Court must decide whether President Obama’s signature achievement should stand, fall, or be largely struck down.
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Pakistan PM Gilani charged with contempt
Pakistan’s Supreme Court charges Prime Minister Yousef Raza Gilani with contempt for failing to re-open corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari, deepening Pakistan’s political crisis.