Court Backs Trans Plaintiffs in Oklahoma Lawsuit

misleading for failing to define whether “sex” referred to a person’s gender or to the act of sexual intercourse and for failing to indicate that the terms “male” and “female” would be defined in the body of the bill.Vanatta added that while it is not his place to determine what the title of a bill denying transgender identity should be, he had grounds to overturn the law because its title did not sufficiently explain its core subject matter. The underlying law passed last year.

Sir Ed Davey has urged the Scottish Government to speed up progress on Anne’s Law as a vital protection for people in care.

A dad tried to strangle his ex-girlfriend hours after being granted bail in a terrifying campaign of domestic abuse.

Sir Elton John has joined a string of celebrities sending messages of support to Keir Starmer - and urging the public to vote Labour. The Rocketman singer joins Game of Thrones star Kit Harrington, funnyman Jason Manford and Dragons Den legend Deborah Meaden who also sent their messages of support.

Michael Jackson reportedly died with over $500million (£395million) worth of debt, court filings have revealed.In a document filed on June 21 by executors of his estate, The King of Pop – who died in June 2009 from a heart attack – was apparently dealing with a staggering $500million in “debt and creditors’ claims, with some of the debt accruing interest at extremely high interest rates, and some debt in default”.Filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, the document showed that Jackson had more than 65 claims made against him by creditors, which sparked further litigation. Executors wrote in the filing that they did settle these claims or had otherwise resolved them.Along with creditors, Jackson’s untimely death also left his estate liable financially – he reportedly owed $40million to promoter AEG for his ‘This Is It’ residency.

Millie Court and her boyfriend Liam Reardon are practically Love Island royalty, as they successfully took their villa romance into the real world and are still going strong three years later. Having appeared on the seventh series in 2021, the couple are more loved-up than ever. Now, they’re preparing to take their relationship to the next level, as 27-year-old Millie exclusively reveals to OK!.

Ben Croll Harmony Korine has lined up his next two features, setting up his animated debut “The Trap” and a still-untitled mo-cap assisted comedy through his multimedia design collective EDGLRD. The Miami-based collective has also backed the feature debut of acclaimed music video director Matias Vasquez — better known as Stillz – and is eyeing a 2024 release for the feature already in post-production.

sentenced in April on the capital offence of “corruption on earth” after making statements in support of anti-government protests in 2022.He was also found guilty of “assistance in sedition, assembly and collusion, propaganda against the state and calling for riots”.“Salehi’s death sentence was overturned,” Salehi’s lawyer, Amir Raisian, shared in a statement on X, in which he confirmed that the Supreme Court had ordered a retrial.The rapper was arrested in October 2022 after backing demonstrations that broke out in the wake of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, which occurred under suspicious circumstances while in police custody.He was also known for using his songs to criticise Iran’s leaders for their crackdowns on protests.Salehi’s death sentence sparked outcry from human rights organisations and high-profile figures around the world.More than 100 figures from the world of culture and entertainment signed a statement calling for his release, including Coldplay, Sting and Jade Thirlwall of Little Mix.The statement was published by advocacy group Index on Censorship, which has been working with the rapper’s family and has since welcomed the decision to overturn the sentence.However, the group has said (per BBC) that it’s “critical that his rights are properly respected”, adding of the retrial: “Even a shorter period of imprisonment would be an injustice.”They continued: “Salehi has done nothing other than to call for his, and other Iranians’, fundamental rights to be respected.”Salehi had spent time in prison last year and was released on bail, before describing being “severely tortured” and spending 252 days in solitary confinement following his initial arrest, according to a statement published by the Office of

Hole’s Courtney Love and Melissa Auf Der Maur were back in the studio again this week for the first time in over two decades – check out the photos below.Auf Der Maur joined the band in 1994 following the death of bassist Kristen Pfaff, and remained for five years, recording the 1998 album ‘Celebrity Skin’.Now, the two musicians have reunited in a recording studio for the first time in 24 years, with a series of photos having been shared on Instagram. It is not clear whether they were recording anything together.A post shared by FROMHERTOETERNITY (@_fromhertoeternity)In February, Love reignited speculation about a possible Hole reunion when she told a crowd in London that she will be returning with the band “later”.During a surprise performance with Green Day‘s Billie Joe Armstrong, which included performances of ‘He’s A Whore’ and ‘Surrender’ by Cheap Trick and ‘Even The Losers’ by Tom Petty, she said: “Later… I’ll be back in Hole”.Speculation has been swirling about the chances of a comeback for the band for many years.

Courtney Stodden has a brand-new diamond ring!

Courtney Stodden is reportedly engaged just days after dramatically flushing their ex-fiance's ring down the loo.The 29 year old star, who split from Chris Sheng last summer and was previously hitched to Doug Hutchinson, 64, has been dating Emmy Award-winning producer Jared Safier since they met on a film set last August.TMZ reports that the couple are now engaged, with Jared popping the question with a stunning 5-carat, radiant-cut VVS ring.The proposal took place last Tuesday, 11 June, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, which was famously featured in the classic film Pretty Woman. Courtney, who identifies as non-binary, had previously spotted the specific ring during their visit, and months later Jared presented it it at the hotel's THE Blvd Restaurant and Bar.

request for arbitration with World Aquatics, the governing body in swimming and diving events, effectively dashing any hope she had of competing in the Olympics or elite global competitions, reports The New York Times.The Lausanne, Switzerland-based international body, established to settle disputes related to elite sporting competitions, ruled that Thomas did not have standing to bring the case because she was not a member of its member federation — USA Swimming — prior to bringing her challenge.Thomas had also not competed in female events “for the purpose of qualification or selection” for World Aquatics competitions, such as the Olympics or world championships.Technically, NCAA meets, like those Thomas competed in, are not governed by World Aquatics, even though the college sporting organization has adopted a policy of deferring to individual sporting bodies to determine athlete eligibility.Thomas first began transitioning in May 2019 when she began hormone replacement therapy. She swam for the University of Pennsylvania’s men’s team over a three-year period from 2017 to 2020.By the fall of 2020, she met what were, at the time, the NCAA’s hormone therapy requirements for competing in female sports.

A maternity unit consultant said to have allegedly caught Lucy Letby 'red-handed' dislodging a breathing tube has told of his 'enormous regret' at not calling police at the time.

Strictly Come Dancing star Shirley Ballas has backed Giovanni Pernice after it was revealed he wouldn't be returning to the show this year amid allegations about his behaviour.

Amber Portwood‘s missing fiancé Gary Wayt has reportedly been spotted.

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EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a big one in the European M&A world. Beta Film has taken a stake in Number 9 TV, a new small screen subsidiary of Carol and Living producer Number 9 Films.

Ben Croll In a sign of Folivari’s widening ambitions, the French animation powerhouse will handle world sales of the Sherlock Holmes spinoff “The Baker Street Four” through its newly launched distribution branch Folivari International. Adapted from a local comic book series that pairs Arthur Conan Doyle’s great detective with four streetwise urchins, the title was developed in-house, with Folivari and Blue Spirit (“Blue Eye Samurai”) tackling creative duties and Canal+ set as commissioning broadcaster.

Courtney Stodden just flushed half a million dollars down the toilet! LITERALLY!

Madonna‘s legal team has labelled the class action lawsuit against the singer for showing up late on stage as a “harassment campaign”.More than one class action lawsuit has been filed over her late starts during her recent ‘Celebration’ 40th anniversary tour. In January, Michael Fellows and Jonathan Hadden, two fans who bought tickets to the December 13 date of Madonna’s ‘Celebration’ shows at the Barclays Center, filed a lawsuit against Madonna in New York for starting the concert more than two hours past the stipulated 8:30pm start time.The lawsuit accused her of not only breaching contracts with ticket buyers, but also of “false advertising, negligent representation, and unfair and deceptive trade practices”.A few months later, Madonna asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit filed against her.