28 February 2013 The president of the Union of Islamic Communities of Spain (UCIDE) Tatary Riay told Efe, that in his opinion it is not necessary to prohibit the use of these garments because that way “it scares people” and encourages an “hostile “posture toward Muslim women. Therefore he was satisfied with the Supreme Court…
The Supreme Court has declared invalid the ban on women wearing the burqa or veil in public spaces, which had been decreed by the Lleida City Council in October 2010. The Supreme Court held that the measure “violates Article 16 of the Constitution”, which guarantees the right to religious freedom, and believes that “the burqa…
JANUARY 16, 2013 Millennials Far Less Aware of Historic Ruling Roe v. Wade at 40: Most Oppose Overturning Abortion Decision As the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision approaches, the public remains opposed to completely overturning the historic ruling on abortion. More than six-in-ten (63%) say they would not like to see…
News Agencies – December 20, 2012 A Muslim woman who is the complainant in a sexual assault trial in Toronto has lost her bid before Canada’s top court to have an unimpeded right to wear her niqab while testifying. In a split Supreme Court of Canada decision, the seven judges largely upheld a lower…
(Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by a taxpayer who claimed the government’s 2008 bailout of the insurer American International Group Inc violated the constitutional separation of church and state. Without comment, the court let stand a June 1 ruling by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in…
