‘Woman’ means female from birth: UK Supreme Court rules in landmark equal rights case

[ad_1] In the unanimous decision, five senior judges declared that under the act, both “woman” and “sex” refer to biological females, siding with the Scottish gender-critical group For Women Scotland (FWS), which appealed the case.The ruling came as a blow to those believing legal gender recognition should guarantee full inclusion under the law’s protections for […]

‘Ball is in their court on tariffs’: White House says Donald Trump open to a deal with China, but…

[ad_1] Donald Trump and Xi Jinping US President Donald Trump has said “the ball is in China’s court,” amid the ongoing tariff war between the two countries, after which America’s tariffs on Chinese goods have reached 145 per cent, while China, in turn, now imposes 125 per cent tariffs on imports from the United States.White […]

Why Kilmar Abrego Garcia won’t be returned to the US despite Supreme Court order. ‘Not a Maryland man’

[ad_1] Kilmar Abrego Garcia won’t be returned to the US as Salvador president Nayib Bukele said the idea is preposterous to him. The White House meeting between President Donald Trump and El Salvador president Nayib Bukele Monday made one thing clear that Maryland man Kilmar Abrego Garcia who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador won’t […]

Trump’s fight with Maine backfires: Court orders feds to release funds

[ad_1] Democratic Gov. Janet Mills (AP photo) A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must immediately lift its freeze on federal funding to Maine, ordering the USDA to release any withheld funds to the state. The ruling demands that the USDA “must immediately unfreeze and release to the state of Maine any federal […]

Thousands of Voters Must Verify Information in Contested Election, N.C. Supreme Court Rules

[ad_1] North Carolina’s highest court ruled on Friday that thousands of overseas and military voters must fix issues with their ballots within 30 days or risk having them tossed out. The decision is the latest twist in a five-month legal battle over a seat on that court, and could potentially overturn the results of the […]

Bangladesh court issues fresh arrest warrant against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina and daughter in land corruption case

[ad_1] Sheikh Hasina (File photo) A court in Bangladesh issued a fresh arrest warrant on Thursday against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her daughter Saima Wajed Putul and 17 others in a corruption case, alleging fraudulent acquisition of a residential plot. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Zakir Hossain Galib accepted the charge sheet from the […]

Appeals court backs Trump firing thousands of probationary federal workers

[ad_1] A federal appeals court has ruled in favour of the Trump administration on Wednesday, allowing it to proceed with the dismissal of thousands of probationary federal employees. This overturns a previous court order in Baltimore that had required reinstatement.The court ruled that the employees’ terminations should be challenged through the federal employment process rather […]

Supreme Court Ruling: Supreme Court blocks order to rehire thousands of Fed workers fired under Trump administration

[ad_1] The US Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Trump administration in blocking a lower court order that required the government to rehire over 16,000 probationary federal workers who were dismissed as part of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping efforts to shrink the federal workforce. The brief order halted a ruling by US district […]

US Supreme Court halts reinstatement of 16,000 federal workers dismissed under Trump administration

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday halted a directive requiring the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers who were dismissed during extensive workforce reductions. The court’s intervention came after the administration sought emergency relief from a California federal judge’s decision, which mandated the return of 16,000 probationary […]