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Watch moment judges rule on legal definition of a woman in landmark decision

Watch the moment UK Supreme Court judges ruled that the Equality Act’s definition of a woman is based on biological sex on Wednesday, 16 April.

The Independent UK

‘Woman’ in equality law refers to biological women, Supreme Court rules

Justices at the UK’s highest court considered a case brought by campaigners For Women Scotland.

Evening Standard

Court rules trans women aren’t legally women under Equality Act

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The Independent UK

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UK Supreme Court to rule on landmark legal challenge over legal definition of a woman

The U.K. Supreme Court is set to decide a case on the definition of a woman in a long-running dispute between a women’s rights group and the Scottish government

The Independent UK

UK supreme court to rule on legal definition of a woman

Judges to decide if Equality Act protections include transgender women with gender recognition certificates

The Guardian - UK

How UK court definition of ‘woman’ could affect sex-based rights

What the supreme court has been asked to rule on – and the implications for women and trans people in Scotland, England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

How to watch Supreme Court case ruling on definition of 'woman'

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hand down its judgement on the definition of a "woman".

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UK's Top Court To Rule On How To Define A 'Woman'

Britain's highest court will hand down a landmark ruling Wednesday on the definition of a "woman", weighing in on a long-running, divisive debate about biological sex versus gender identity.

International Business Times

UK Supreme Court to issue landmark ruling on definition of a woman

The decision will have far-reaching implications for trans people

The Independent UK

Supreme Court to issue ruling in dispute over definition of a woman

Five judges at Britain's highest court set to rule whether a transgender person with a certificate that recognizes them as female can be regarded as a woman under equality laws

Evening Standard

Explained: What is the Supreme Court case ruling on 'woman' definition?

THE Supreme Court is set to rule on the definition of a “woman” in the culmination of a case that has been ongoing for over three years.

The National (Scotland)

Amnesty warns of 'dangerous misinformation' in Supreme Court woman definition case

AMNESTY International has warned against “dangerous misinformation” ahead of a Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman.

The National (Scotland)

Supreme Court to rule on definition of a 'woman' next week

The Supreme Court is to issue its judgement on how a woman should be defined in law next week ...

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney to meet with group pushing for change to definition of gender

The First Minister is set to meet with a campaign group which is pushing to change the Scottish Government's definition of "woman".

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The Guardian - US

Elephants and rhinos at increased risk of poaching due to Trump funding cuts, groups say

Trump administration has frozen funding for key conservation programs to protect vulnerable species

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Formula Winter Series to commence at Portimao

Leading Formula 4 teams will contest the opening round of Gedlich Racing's Formula Winter Series at the Algarve Circuit in Portugal this weekend.

Salon

The internet is trying to save walruses

More than 37,000 citizen scientists have joined the Walrus From Space project, with the hopes of helping walruses

International Business Times

US Moves To Save Once-common Monarch Butterflies From Extinction

The United States is moving to grant federal protections to the monarch butterfly -- a once-common species recognizable by its striking black and orange patterns that has faced a dramatic population decline in recent decades.

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The National (Scotland)

Gender recognition 'no more a legal fiction than adoption', Supreme Court told

A GENDER recognition certificate (GRC) is “no more a legal fiction than adoption”, a lawyer acting for the Scottish Government has told the…

Evening Standard

Sex changes ‘recognised in law’ with gender recognition certificate, court told

It came during a legal challenge by For Women Scotland over whether trans women can be regarded as female for the purposes of the Equality Act.

The National (Scotland)

Supreme Court hears first day of gender-critical action on definition of a woman

JUDGES at the UK Supreme Court considered how women are defined in law in a landmark case brought about by Scottish campaigners today ...

The Independent UK

UK Supreme Court hears landmark legal challenge over how a 'woman' is defined in law

The U.K. Supreme Court has begun hearing a legal challenge focusing on the definition of “woman” in a long-running dispute between a women’s right campaign group and the Scottish government

Evening Standard

Sex is an ‘immutable biological state’, Supreme Court appeal hearing told

A lawyer acting for campaign group For Women Scotland called on the court to uphold an appeal over the legal status of trans women.

Evening Standard

Appeal on status of trans women under Equality Act to be heard in Supreme Court

The appeal before Lord Reed, Lord Hodge, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lady Rose and Lady Simler at the UK Supreme Court is expected to last for two days.

The Independent UK

UK’s highest court set to rule on definition of a woman

Supreme Court judges set to hear legal challenge over whether trans women can be regarded as female

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