The court's order allows women seeking abortions to continue obtaining the drug, mifepristone, at pharmacies or through the mail, without an in-person visit to a doctor. Access is likely to remain uninterrupted at least until into next year as the case plays out, including a potential appeal to the high court.
The claim of partisan favoritism is tethered only to maps showing the district lines overlayed onto the results of a few elections, hearsay from their supposed experts, thoughts about tweets, their perspective on Fox News coverage, and a single factual representation from the governor's map drawer, the lawyers for the governor and state wrote.
The law assigns the historically Black land-grant university a new role as a polytechnic institution and exerts significant state control over its pocketbook and programming as the institution stabilizes its finances. Among other provisions, the law requires the university to get state approval for purchases over $20,000 and limits its offerings to 10 academic areas of study over the period of financial exigency.
ADF claims inclusive participation policies breach UK law following the Supreme Court's April 2025 ruling on trans rights. In letters sent to multiple organisations, the group argued that allowing trans people to take part in events in line with their gender identity fails to protect women and girls. The organisation warned it "will not hesitate to pursue all legal remedies" if Parkrun does not change course.
The appeals court ruled that the trial judge must clarify whether his injunction interferes with the administration's plans for safety and security, emphasizing the need for a thorough assessment of national security implications.
Lawyers representing women affected by state pension age changes are preparing to formally challenge the government's repeated refusal to offer compensation. The move comes after women impacted by the way changes to the state pension age were communicated were told for a second time in January that they would not receive financial redress.
Leon, a George W. Bush appointee, accused the administration of offering "shifting" arguments for why the $400 million project is not subject to congressional oversight. DoJ lawyers have argued that the project is covered by a federal law that allows the president "to undertake 'alteration' and 'improvement' of the White House, 'as the President may determine.'"
It's a case of the regulator not doing its job properly. These colleges don't appear consistent with the OfS requirements on academic freedom and freedom of expression, so they shouldn't have been registered in the first place. The lack of transparency is striking. If institutions are built around enforcing a confessional worldview rather than academic freedom, then they shouldn't be registered by the OfS or receiving public funds.
Officials have said those policies, which include allowing students to compete in the sport that aligns with their gender-not their sex at birth-and to use the corresponding bathrooms and locker rooms, violate Title IX because they deny cisgender female athletes equal opportunities. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 bars sex-based discrimination and harassment, and advocates for trans students say the administration is weaponizing the 53-year-old law to advance its agenda.
Nintendo of America is suing the US government, including the Department of Treasury, Department of Homeland Security and US Customs & Border Protection, over its tariff policy. The video game giant already raised prices on the Nintendo Switch in August 2025 in response to "market conditions" but has so far left the price of the newer Switch 2 console unchanged.
Sopra Steria claims the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), which leads the shared services program for multiple departments, failed to spot that Capita's bid for the contract was "abnormally low" relative to Sopra Steria's tender for the same work. It also alleges that after the UK outsourcer was named preferred bidder for the contract, the DWP conducted further renegotiations around Capita's tender.
I guarantee you that if I took a gun and I filed off the serial number of the gun and sent it to those states where that's illegal, they would want to prosecute me for that. Anybody can go online, they can obtain these pills, there is no human interaction at all. Some doctors somewhere is facilitating the distribution of these pills, it would be no different if they were sending fentanyl.
Local election administrators have warned that councils face "an uphill struggle" to be ready in time for the May local elections after the government reversed its plan to delay some votes. Local Government Secretary Steve Reed had initially approved delays in 30 council elections in England until 2027. But the government abandoned plans to postpone ballots after advice was given that the move could be unlawful.
Sir Keir Starmer has abandoned plans to postpone elections across 30 councils this May after being warned it would be illegal, in yet another humiliating U-turn for the government. Local government secretary Steve Reed had previously approved proposals to delay the polls for more than 4.5 million people to help deliver a major reorganisation of local authorities. But on Monday, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) spokesperson said it was abandoning the plan in the face of new legal advice a climbdown that has been claimed as a victory for Reform UK, which had launched legal action against the government to challenge the proposed delay.
The co-founder of Palestine Action has won a legal challenge to the home secretary's decision to ban the group under anti-terrorism laws. Huda Ammori. Photograph: Abdullah Bailey/Alamy The proscription of Palestine Action, which categorised it alongside the likes of Islamic State, was the first of a direct action protest group and attracted widespread condemnation as well as a civil disobedience campaign defying the ban, during which more than 2,000 people have been arrested.
