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College swimmers, volleyball players sue #NCAA over #transgender policies

source: https://apnews.com/article/transgender-lia-thomas-swimming-lawsuit-b7df63108a03100f36b2e4364d585cdc

Former Kentucky swimmer #RileyGaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender #woman #LiaThomas to compete at the national championships in 2022.

The #lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, details the shock Gaines and other swimmers felt when they learned they would have to share a locker room with Thomas at the championships in #Atlanta. It documents a number of races they swam in with Thomas, including the 200-yard final in which Thomas and Gaines tied for fifth but Thomas, not Gaines, was handed the fifth-place trophy.

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College swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies

Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national...

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US supreme #court ‘erred badly’ with #Trump ruling, leading US historian says

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/05/us-supreme-court-trump-ruling

“For historians,” the brief said, “contemporary evidence from the decision-makers who sponsored, backed and voted for the 14th amendment … demonstrates that decision-makers crafted section three to cover the president and to create an enduring check on insurrection, requiring no additional action from #Congress.”

On Monday the supreme court disagreed, saying in an unsigned opinion: “We conclude that states may disqualify persons holding or attempting to hold state office. But states have no power under the #constitution to enforce section three with respect to federal offices, especially the presidency.”

This makes it one of those democracies where there are draconian punishments for minor crimes that overcrowd the prisons, but those who attempt a #coup have nothing to fear.

#usa #America #politics #democracy #election #vote #news #law #crime #fail #problem

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#GinaCarano sues #Disney and #Lucasfilm over firing in suit paid for by #ElonMusk

source: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/feb/06/gina-carano-sues-disney-mandalorian

#Carano had used her online presence to share a post that implied that being a Republican is similar to being Jewish during #Nazi #Germany, ridicule mask-wearing during the worst days of Covid-19 and spread #conspiracy theories over the 2020 #election.

Freedom of speech is a great good and part of the #constitution. But you should think about what you say and consider the #consequences. What the Republicans want is to say absolutely everything without any consequences. But that's not how #communication works. The brain can be used and not every analogy is valid. If #Musk now pays everyone to go to court, the American justice system will probably come to a standstill.

#usa #justice #court #news #fail #problem #freedom #politics #twitter

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#Pirate Sites #Worldwide Face Emerging, Perpetual #Threat of Domain Seizures

source: https://torrentfreak.com/pirate-sites-worldwide-face-emerging-perpetual-threat-of-domain-name-seizures-240109/

What we’re able to show today is that at least one #domain #registrar in the United States has suspended domain names under the instructions of the High #Court of #Delhi. The suspensions are part of a dynamic+ injunction issued in India last year, to protect the rights of several #Hollywood studios and #Netflix, ostensibly in #India.

#copyright #piracy #streaming #entertainment #internet #law #news

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US says #genocide charges ‘unfounded,’ rejects Israeli claim #SouthAfrica serving #Hamas

source: https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-says-genocide-charges-unfounded-rejects-israeli-claim-south-africa-serving-hamas/

“Genocide is one of the most heinous acts any entity or individual can commit, and such allegations should only be made with the greatest of care,” he added. “Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas’s terrorist acts — acts that Hamas has vowed to repeat again and again until #Israel is completely destroyed.”

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US says genocide charges ‘unfounded,’ rejects Israeli claim South Africa serving Hamas

Washington backs Israel against accusations presented in The Hague, but stops short of condemning 'our partners' in Pretoria

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US Supreme #Court rejects #Twitter Corp's #surveillance #disclosure #challenge

source: https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-rejects-x-corps-surveillance-disclosure-challenge-2024-01-08/

The justices declined to hear X's appeal of a lower court's ruling holding that the #FBI's restrictions on what the #company could say publicly about the investigations did not violate its free speech rights under the U.S. #Constitution's First Amendment.

#Freedom #USA #law #news #economy #police #internet

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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2024-state-court-races

#State Supreme #Court Races Could Make or Break 'Firewall for Our #Democracy'
JULIA CONLEY
Jan 04, 2024

..."In Wisconsin, Justice Janet Protasiewicz won her state supreme court seat last April in an election that inspired the state's highest-ever turnout for an off-election year #judicial race. Supporters of the #Democratic judge highlighted her strong backing of #abortion #rights, voting access, and worker protections, and noted that a Democratic majority on the state's high court could decide whether former President Donald Trump would be able to challenge the 2024 election results, as he attempted to in 2020.

Voters in Ohio and Michigan are among those who face similarly high stakes this year, Harris said. In the former state, two Democratic judges and one Republican are up for reelection to a court that currently has a 4-3 majority favoring the GOP.
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In Michigan, where the high court has a 4-3 Democratic majority and two judges on the 2024 ballot—one from each party—victories for the GOP could also allow a new conservative majority to reverse several pro-abortion rights laws passed in 2023.

"After Roe v. Wade was overturned, we had to turn to state courts and state constitutions as the critical backstop to protecting access to abortion," Brigitte Amiri, deputy director at the ACLU's Reproductive Freedom Project, told the AP. "And the stakes are unbelievably high in each of these cases in each of these states."

The results of this year's state court races could also have implications for redistricting efforts, which the Republican State Leadership Committee told the AP it is focusing on heavily, calling the state supreme courts the "last line of defense against far-left national groups."...

2024 State Supreme Court Races Could Make or Break 'Firewall for Our Democracy,' Groups Say

"After Roe v. Wade was overturned, we had to turn to state courts and state constitutions as the critical backstop to protecting access to abortion," said one advocate. "And the stakes are unbelievably high."

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https://www.commondreams.org/news/5th-circuit-texas-abortion

'Deeply Disturbing': Federal #Court Rules #Texas Can Ban Emergency #Abortions
JAKE JOHNSON
Jan 03, 2024

..."The conservative-dominated 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled late Tuesday that Texas #hospitals and #physicians are not required by federal law to perform abortions under emergency circumstances.

The 25-page decision stems from a legal challenge that Texas filed in response to guidance issued in July 2022 by the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. The guidance states that the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) "protects providers when offering legally-mandated, life- or health-saving abortion services in emergency situations."

"If a state law prohibits abortion and does not include an exception for the health or life of the pregnant person—or draws the exception more narrowly than EMTALA's emergency medical condition definition—that state law is preempted," reads the guidance, which was published shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade.

Texas sued the federal government days after the guidance was released, arguing that the Biden administration was attempting to "compel healthcare providers to perform abortions." In August 2022, a federal judge blocked the guidance from taking effect in Texas, where state law allows private individuals to sue abortion providers and those who help people obtain abortions.

On Tuesday, a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit—including two appointees of former President Donald Trump—affirmed the judge's decision. The U.S. Justice Department can appeal the ruling.
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"We're seeing far-right judges working to deny women emergency abortion care even when their lives are in danger," said Murray, a lead sponsor of the Women's Health Protection Act. "Every American should be outraged at the never-ending crusade by Republicans to force women to stay pregnant no matter what—the bottom line is that we need a pro-choice majority in Congress that will restore Roe and every woman's right to abortion and stop politicians from interfering in private health care decisions that should be made by women and their doctors."

'Deeply Disturbing': Court Rules Texas Can Ban Emergency Abortions

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray called the 5th Circuit's ruling "a horrifying and astonishingly dangerous decision from a court that has shown repeatedly they have absolutely no regard for women's lives."

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#Colorado Supreme #Court kicks #Trump off #ballot, citing 'insurrection'

source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67768873

That same lower court judge also found that Mr Trump had participated in an insurrection in the 2021 US #Capitol riot. His supporters stormed #Congress on that day while lawmakers were certifying #President Joe #Biden's election victory.

#usa #justice #election #vote #democracy #law #news #riot

Colorado Supreme Court kicks Trump off ballot, citing 'insurrection'

The Trump campaign vows to challenge the historic decision, which does not apply to other states.

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