or “hunts,” and bestows “blessings” on credulous locals. Eventually, after a few close calls, tragedy strikes. Rather than rupturing the family further, it has the potential to bring them ...

The Trump administration continues to subvert the constitutional right to due process to justify its illegal, extrajudicial deportations. “The right of ‘due process’ is to protect citizens ...

The Texas House passed a bill on Tuesday that would require public schools and colleges to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition of antisemitism. Lawmakers approved ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, the Supreme Court has ruled. Delivering the judgement, Judge Lord Hodge said the “central ...

The group initially challenged the definition of the term "woman" as included in Scottish legislation from 2018, which set targets to increase the proportion of women serving on public bodies.

Controversial author JK Rowling was quick to comment on the Supreme Court's recent ruling on the legal definition of a woman. The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the definition of a woman and sex ...

Five judges at the highest civil court in the land were unanimous: the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. It essentially means holders of gender recognition certificates are ...

They said a "certified" definition of sex would weaken protections for lesbians, citing the example of lesbian-only spaces and associations as it would mean that a trans woman who was attracted to ...

The United Kingdom’s highest court ruled that the legal definition of “woman” excludes trans women, in a case with sweeping consequences for how equality laws are applied. Britain’s ...