When the Alabama Supreme Court found on February 16 that frozen embryos are protected by the state’s wrongful-death law in the same way that embryos inside a mother’s womb are, it set off one of those depressing and familiar 21st-century political firestorms.
The court had heard a complicated civil case touching on questions about the rights of families undergoing in vitro fertilization and the responsibilities of the fertility industry—questions that have long been neglected, to the great detriment of the
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On July 24, 1974, when the Supreme Court issued its decision in United States v. Nixon, ordering President Richard Nixon to produce the Watergate tapes, the president turned to his chief of staff, Alexander Haig, to understand what had just happened. He later recounted the exchange in his memoirs:
“Unanimous?” I guessed.
“Unanimous. There’s no air in it at
Even as the Israeli government dismisses the ruling, the international community has sent a message that Israel no longer enjoys the immunity that’s protected it since 1948.
The International Court of Justice delivers an order on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel on January 26, 2024, in The Hague, the Netherlands.
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On March 29, 1955, David Ben-Gurion, who was then serving as Israel’s defense minister in between stints
On Friday morning, the International Court of Justice ruled that it was “plausible” that Israel committed acts of genocide in its ongoing bombardment of Gaza.
The judgment from the highest court at the United Nations came in response to a case brought against Israel by South Africa, which has charged Israel with violating the Genocide Convention. Israel, which has denied any charges of genocide, had hoped to have the case thrown out entirely. But the ICJ refused to do so, … Read more
While the ruling will be overturned by the Supreme Court, the conservative justices will have to tie themselves into a knot to do it.
A protester stands outside Trump Tower in Manhattan demanding that state governments disqualify former president Trump from appearing on ballots in 2024 under the 14th Amendment.
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On Tuesday, the Colorado State Supreme Court ruled, by a vote of 4-3, that Donald Trump
Daphne and Tim: ‘It has taken years to work our way through the complaints procedure, with the support of Steve Webb’
A state pension victory for a Surrey woman offers a ‘glimmer of hope’ for others being denied full backpayments of lost cash.
Tens of thousands of elderly women are receiving nearly £1.2billion in state pension arrears after being shortchanged for decades, a scandal uncovered by our columnist Steve Webb and This is Money.
But some women are only receiving
Members of the DealBook team live in New York, Washington, Chicago, London and Rome, and we most often meet virtually. So we wondered: Is it important to be at a desk? In the postpandemic professional scene, just how miffed or forgiving should we be about video calls from a cab or airport security? Experts weighed in.
The goal of good etiquette is to make people comfortable, so there’s a range of appropriate behavior, said
When the Israeli Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it would review a new law designed to curb its power, it set up a complicated choice for itself. Will it directly confront the elected branches of government by overturning the law? Or will it instead rule in such a way that sidesteps a constitutional crisis?
Over the last few decades, attempts to weaken the courts around the world have become recurring signals that a democracy is in trouble. Attacks on judicial
Air passengers may be more likely to get payouts if their flights are delayed after a landmark ruling against budget airline Wizz Air.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) made it clear that it will take enforcement action against companies that fail meet passenger obligations.
The unprecedented intervention means that thousands of passengers could be entitled to compensation.
The CAA demanded that Wizz Air pay back holidaymakers whose claims over cancelled flights were wrongly dismissed.
In April, it emerged that Wizz
