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kelly1mm

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4. All 5 of the judges were in error? (it was a unanimous decision) This is the UK's highest court. Is there a

Reply to unblock (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 01:50 PM

Apr 16

reason to give credence to your opinion, like do you have some specialized training in UK law?

The entire 88 page opinion with the unanimous ruling that explains their reasoning can be found at the link below:

https://supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2024-0042

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Billionaire J.K. Rowling Miguelito Loveless Apr 16 #1

This was not a bought decision. This is the common view of the issue in the UK. mathematic Apr 16 #3

Political considerations aside, this seems a wrong read of the actual act. unblock Apr 16 #2

All 5 of the judges were in error? (it was a unanimous decision) This is the UK's highest court. Is there a kelly1mm Apr 16 #4

I have over a quarter century experience dealing with international contracts and statutes, unblock Apr 16 #6

Fair enough! Thanks for your reply. It does seem to suggest that 'sex' is unchangeable kelly1mm Apr 16 #7

I don't know much about that aspect of uk politics, unblock Apr 16 #11

Legalized hate angrychair Apr 16 #5

Ummm... Nope. mwooldri Apr 16 #8

They are still protected against transgender discrimination unblock Apr 16 #10

The simple solution is for Parliament to fix the law Jose Garcia Apr 16 #9