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For Women Scotland vs Scottish Govt
Read More…: For Women Scotland vs Scottish GovtI am sitting in the media room at the Supreme Court – we have about 30 mins before Day 2 of this two day hearing starts so forgive me if this is brief. It’s a test post if anything. Yesterday was extraordinary. I got to live-tweet for the first time from the Supreme Court and met so many astounding people both in the court and in the pub afterwards. If you have a twitter account, click here to read the tweet thread. I took lots of photos. It was a glorious day, unlike today, which as you can see from…
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Heading to the Supreme Court
Read More…: Heading to the Supreme CourtOn Tuesday 26 November and Wednesday 27 November, five mostly male* Supreme Court justices will hear arguments from various lawyers over the definition of “woman” in law. You can read the specific citation here. This court case is the culmination of a long legal battle waged in Scotland, but watched very closely by people all over the UK, and indeed the world. The appellants in the case, For Women Scotland (FWS), have made their submissions to the court public. Interventions by Sex Matters and Scottish Lesbians (and others) are linked to from the same FWS page along with a very…

