To be able to continue operating as the Women's Institute - a legally recognised women's organisation and charity - we must act in accordance with the Supreme Court's judgment and restrict formal membership to biological women only.
The Spanish Supreme Court has sentenced Spain's chief prosecutor Alvaro Garcia Ortiz to be barred from public office for two years for the crime of leaking confidential information. He has also been ordered to pay fines totalling 7,200 ($8,300) and ordered to pay 10,000 ($11,530) in compensation to businessman Alberto Gonzalez Amador, who has been prosecuted for tax fraud. Ortiz is the partner of Isabel Diaz Ayuso, the premier of the Madrid region, from the conservative Popular Party (PP).
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government is looking at making some information on the sex offender registry public, in the wake of a controversial Supreme Court of Canada decision on child pornography sentences. Ford says parents want to know if a sex offender is living next door or down the street, and he says making that public is a "no brainer."
I would like to make clear that I understand sexual abuse inflicted upon women and children to be the single greatest challenge our justice system faces. It is unacceptable and victims should feel able to speak out without further fear, she continued, before underlining: The supreme court ruling does not alter the statutory protections for those giving evidence. But on Monday, Bain drew the focus back to victims, reassuring them: These safeguards remain firmly in place to protect the dignity, privacy and wellbeing of victims
The Supreme Court recently ruled that a Maryland school district must allow parents to opt their children out of instruction relating to LGBTQ+ identities, but only a minuscule number of families have actually done so. Data from the Montgomery County School District, the largest in the state, shows that only 58 opt-out requests from 43 families have been submitted on religious grounds. With 160,000 students in the district, that means a measly 0.03% will be removed from the classroom when certain topics are discussed.
State of play: Bolsonaro and his co-accused were charged in February following a two-year investigation into the fallout from the 2022 election that Bolsonaro never formally conceded, which saw his supporters storm the presidential palace and other government buildings on Jan. 8, 2023. Four of the five Supreme Court justices voted to find Bolsonaro and seven other defendants guilty and one judge voted to acquit him.
Shares in lenders exposed to the UK car finance scandal surged at the start of trading in London, with Close Brothers jumping 27% following a favorable Supreme Court ruling.
By dismissing trans identities and rights as Prime Minister Starmer has done, the government risks repeating historical injustices that have profoundly affected LGBTQIA+ communities.
The fragility of rights that scares many within the community, where the unanimous ruling has sent shock waves and ignited fears reminiscent of past violence against transgender individuals.
The proposed state budget had outlined two years of revenue limit increases, for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years. By editing out the text in red, Mr. Evers allowed increases until 2425.
