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The world’s biggest ultra-processed food companies have filed scores of lawsuits challenging government policies that tackle junk diets, the Guardian can reveal.Ultra-processed food (UPF) is linked…

The US supreme court ruled on Tuesday that two states that had barred transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams could continue to do so.…

80 TRUMP v. SLAUGHTER SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting Searching for a distinction, the Government (echoed by the majority) contends that Humphrey’s should not control…

A little-known system in which US military personnel are tried through a court martial for alleged crimes committed in the UK is under growing scrutiny.The American…

A report has found “widespread and concerning evidence” of bias and victim-blaming in the family courts – primarily disadvantaging women.The report, Scratching the Surface: Victim-Blaming and…

“Good morning, good morning, good morning. How are you?” This is Harlaine Dominique. She’s a travel nurse and mother to 16-month-old J.J. “I know this is…

new video loaded: The Origins of the Supreme Court’s Shadow DocketSecret memos obtained by The New York Times illuminate the origins of the Supreme Court’s shadow…

In the recent decision Chiles v. Salazar, the U.S. Supreme Court held that state laws banning conversion therapy may be unconstitutional if those laws restrict free…

Labour MPs are hoping to hijack plans to cut back on jury trials in England and Wales by proposing specialist courts for sexual offences with fixed…

Hyperbolic cliches fly back and forth in the debate about the abolition of jury trials. The dispute will never be resolved and it distracts from the…