Sport Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has filed an appeal to Switzerland's highest court against a ruling to uphold rules requiring that middle-distance female athletes with a high natural level of testosterone must take medication to reduce it. 30 May 2019 01:55AM Bookmark REUTERS: Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has filed an appeal to Switzerland's highest court against a ruling to uphold rules requiring that middle-distance female athletes with a high natural level of testosterone must take medication to reduce it."I am a woman and I am a world-class athlete. The IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations) will not drug me or stop me from being who I am," Semenya, 28, said in a statement after filing the appeal on Wednesday.South African Semenya lost an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on May 1 which ruled the IAAF's regulations were necessary for athletes with differences in sexual development (DSDs) to ensure fair … [Read more...] about Athletics: Semenya files appeal to Swiss supreme court
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Supreme Court revives Indiana fetal burial law
World The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Indiana's Republican-backed requirement that fetal remains be buried or cremated. 28 May 2019 09:51PM Bookmark WASHINGTON: The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Indiana's Republican-backed requirement that fetal remains be buried or cremated.The court also turned away the state's separate attempt to reinstate its ban on abortions performed because of fetal disability or the sex or race of the fetus.(Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Will Dunham) … [Read more...] about Supreme Court revives Indiana fetal burial law
US Supreme Court allows App Store antitrust suit against Apple
Business The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the go-ahead for a lawsuit by consumers accusing Apple Inc of monopolizing the market for iPhone software applications and forcing them to overpay, rejecting the company's bid to escape claims that its practices violate federal antitrust law. 13 May 2019 10:15PM (Updated: 13 May 2019 10:20PM) Bookmark WASHINGTON: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the go-ahead for a lawsuit by consumers accusing Apple Inc of monopolizing the market for iPhone software applications and forcing them to overpay, rejecting the company's bid to escape claims that its practices violate federal antitrust law.The justices, in a 5-4 ruling, upheld a lower court's decision to allow the proposed class action lawsuit to proceed. The plaintiffs said the Cupertino, California-based technology company required apps be sold through its App Store and extracted an excessive 30 percent commission on purchases.Conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh, an appointee … [Read more...] about US Supreme Court allows App Store antitrust suit against Apple
Supreme Court justice Clément Gascon missing, Ottawa police say
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By Ilya Bañares Staff Reporter Wed., May 8, 2019 Clément Gascon, a justice on the Supreme Court of Canada, has gone missing, according to the Ottawa Police Service. In a press release issued Wednesday shortly after 7:30 p.m., police said that Gascon, 59, was last seen the same day at 1:20 p.m. in the 300 block of Wellington St., heading south or west. He is described as male, six-feet, with short medium hair and a beard. He wears glasses and was last seen wearing a black business suit. Anyone with information as to where Clement is asked to call police at 613-236-1222. In April, Gascon announced that he would be stepping down from the federal bench “for personal and family reasons,” effective Sept. 15. Article Continued Below Ilya Bañares is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star’s radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @ilyaoverseas Report an error Journalistic Standards About The Star … [Read more...] about Supreme Court justice Clément Gascon missing, Ottawa police say
US Supreme Court seeks Trump administration views on Google-Oracle copyright feud
Business The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the Trump administration to offer its views on whether it should hear Google's bid to end Oracle Corp's copyright infringement lawsuit involving the Android operating system that runs most of the world's smartphones. 29 Apr 2019 09:46PM Bookmark WASHINGTON: The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the Trump administration to offer its views on whether it should hear Google's bid to end Oracle Corp's copyright infringement lawsuit involving the Android operating system that runs most of the world's smartphones.The justices are considering whether to take up Google's appeal of a lower court ruling reviving the lawsuit. Oracle has sought about US$9 billion in damages. A jury cleared Google in 2016, but the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, which specializes in intellectual property disputes, overturned that decision in 2018, finding Google impermissibly used Oracle's software code in Android under U.S. … [Read more...] about US Supreme Court seeks Trump administration views on Google-Oracle copyright feud