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Islamic preacher appears in court accused of swearing at ‘woman in tight jeans’
A MUSLIM street preacher has been charged with public order offences including accusations he shouted and swore at a woman for "wearing tight jeans". Police were called after a 38-year-old woman claimed she feared for her safety following the incident in Birmingham city centre. An officer was called to New...
‘Death to traitors, freedom for Britain’ Suspected killer of MP Jo Cox appears in court
THE MAN charged with the brutal murder of Labour MP Jo Cox gave his name as "death to traitors, freedom for Britain" during his appearance in court this morning. Mrs Cox, 41, died after being shot and stabbed in the street outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, near Leeds, on Thursday. Eyewitnesses said the...
Bathroom Lawsuit Could Send Transgender Rights To Supreme Court
A lawsuit brought by Texas and other states against the Obama administration’s policy on bathroom access may move the United States closer to a resolution on transgender rights by putting the issue on a trajectory for the Supreme Court. Conservative officials from 11 states sued the federal government on Wednesday to...
Brazil impeachment: Rousseff appeals to Supreme Court
Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff has asked the Supreme Court to block impeachment proceedings against her — in a final attempt to stop the process hours before a crucial Senate vote. Ms Rousseff's lawyers alleged bias and irregularities. Similar attempts have been rejected by the court. Ms Rousseff could be...
Brazil court suspends Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha
Brazil's top court has suspended Lower House Speaker Eduardo Cunha from his mandate, following a request by the country's attorney general, officials say. He has been accused of trying to obstruct corruption investigations against him and intimidate congressmen. Mr Cunha is an outspoken critic of President Dilma...
Gang of Muslim Male Immigrants Beat a Danish Girl With Iron Chains Then Laugh About it in Court
Nanna writes on her Facebook: “The blood is streaming from my mouth, the back of my head and the other wounds. My lip is split in two, all the way up to the nose. … I do not understand.. I am left with a lot of questions. Why? Why us? What is the meaning of this extreme violence? What is happening in the head of...
US judge rules against Virginia transgender toilet ban
A US appeals courts has ruled that a Virginia school policy that barred a transgender student from using the boys' toilet is discriminatory. Gavin Grimm filed the lawsuit after the school board adopted a policy that required students to use a private toilet or one that corresponds to the sex listed on their birth...
Guy Ritchie and Madonna’s custody battle returns to court
Hearings in an acrimonous dispute between Madonna and Guy Ritchie over the future of their 15-year-old son Rocco have resumed in London. Mr Ritchie, the film director, is involved in legal battles with his pop star ex-wife on both sides of the Atlantic. Latest stages of the dispute are underway in a private hearing at the...
Liberal Supreme Court justices critical of Texas abortion law
The liberal wing of the Supreme Court on Wednesday was sharply critical of a Texas law requiring that doctors have admitting privileges at local hospitals and clinics upgrade their facilities to hospital-like standards. If the law is allowed to go into effect it could shutter all but about 10 clinics in the state. Texas...