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US Supreme Court: LGBT people can't be fired over sexual orientation

The ruling could have a huge impact on the estimated 8 to 11 million American LGBT community, who are not protected against workplace discrimination in most US states.

Turkey

'Welcome back, Turkey': Court orders Ankara to lift its Wikipedia ban

Ankara banned Wikipedia in April 2017 over entries that stated that the country had sponsored terrorist organisations.

Netherlands

'Enormous victory for climate': Netherlands ordered to cut CO2

The Urgenda environmental group has come out victorious of its six-year legal battle against the Netherlands with the High Court citing the EU's Convention of Human Rights in its ruling.

Poland

Euroviews. Time is fast running out for judicial independence in PiS-ruled Poland ǀ View

The new proposed bill tries to put a definitive end to the activities of an abundant number of Polish judges to uphold the rule of law. The attack against judicial independence, then, takes a further step forward.

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United Kingdom

Watch: The moment a judge rules UK parliament suspension unlawful

This is the historic moment a UK judge ruled Boris Johnson's suspension — or proroguing — of parliament was unlawful.

Spain

Spain will exhume Franco's remains on Thursday

The location of Franco's tomb continues to fracture Spanish opinion with 43% in favour of the move and 32.5% against, according to a recent poll.

United Kingdom

Boris Johnson dares opposition to call vote of no confidence

The prime minister also says he will not ask for a Brexit extension.

United Kingdom

Could MPs be recalled if judges rule parliament's suspension illegal?

Britain's Supreme Court is due to rule on Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament on Tuesday.

United Kingdom

Watch again: Supreme Court told parliament suspension 'was political'

A lawyer for Boris Johnson says prorogation is not a matter for the courts.

United Kingdom

What is the Supreme Court in the UK? | Euronews Answers

As the three-day hearing against Boris Johnson's prorogation of parliament gets underway, we lay out the fundamentals of the court in which this case is being heard.

United Kingdom

‘PM regards parliament a threat,’ hears UK Supreme Court

Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament was motivated by preventing MPs from damaging government policy, it's been claimed.

USA

Supreme Court temporarily grants Trump funds for border wall

The Supreme Court overturned an earlier decision that prevented the US president from using military funds to build a border wall between the US and Mexico.

Netherlands

Dutch top court rules Netherlands partially responsible for deaths of Muslim men in Srebrenica

Dutch top court rules Netherlands partially responsible for deaths of Muslim men in Srebrenica

USA

Woman who encouraged boyfriend's suicide, appeals to Supreme Court

Lawyers for Carter argued that her conviction violated her constitutional right to freedom of speech.

USA

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg now has her own beer — and the name is fierce

Sam Adams is celebrating the supreme court justice with a Belgian IPA.

Poland

Polish politicians push to backtrack on Supreme Court reforms

A group of politicians in Poland have proposed changing back Supreme Court reforms after they were criticised by the EU.

United Kingdom

UK court rejects bid to stop ECJ examining if Brexit can be reversed

The UK's top court has rejected a bid to stop Europe's top court from determining whether Brexit can be reversed.

United Kingdom

UK Supreme Court supports bakery in gay cake discrimination case

The bakery was found guilty of discrimination in 2015 and lost a subsequent appeal in 2016 after they refused to bake a cake iced with the words "Support Gay Marriage" accompanied with the image of Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie based on their religious beliefs.

USA

Kavanaugh is sworn in as Supreme Court Judge

Trump apologies for "pain endured" by Brett Kavanaugh as he is sworn-in at the White House

USA

Trump orders FBI supplemental investigation on Judge Kavanaugh's file

“I’ve ordered the FBI to conduct a supplemental investigation to update Judge Kavanaugh’s file," Trump wrote in a Tweet.

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