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Brexit vote is not legally binding, claim lawyers

Hundreds of barristers have advised British Prime Minister David Cameron to tread carefully before taking steps to withdraw the UK from the European Union. More...

Transgender marriage legal under Islamic law, Pakistani clerics declare

A fatwa issued by a group of clerics in Lahore has declared marriage between transgender individuals, as well as trans and cis individuals, legal. “It...

500,000 people sign petition to remove judge from Stanford sexual assault case

A petition has been instigated by a Stanford Law professor to remove a judge who gave a six-month sentence to a young man who...

Tobacco giants lose High Court challenge over packaging rules

Tobacco giants have lost their High Court challenge over the lawfulness of the British Government's new plain packaging rules - the day before they...

Mexican president proposes legalising gay marriage

Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto on Tuesday proposed legalising gay marriage, a move that would enshrine on a national level a Supreme Court ruling...

Panama papers law firm threatens legal action

The Panamanian law firm at the centre of a huge trove of leaked documents detailing offshore financial dealings says it will take legal action...

Canada brings in assisted suicide law, but only for its own citizens

Canada has introduced a new assisted suicide law that will only apply to Canadians and residents. Visitors will be excluded under the proposed law announced...

Anti-abortion group wins free speech ruling over secretly recorded tape

Free speech rights should allow an anti-abortion group to release secretly recorded videos of discussions with a California company that provides foetal tissue for...

French court backs law against cockfighting

France’s top court has ruled that a law aimed at ending cockfighting is constitutional, rejecting an appeal by supporters of the tradition. The Constitutional Council...

Court upholds Obama healthcare law

Supreme Court has upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of...

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