In Supreme Court, govt flags concerns over gender self-identification

The Supreme Court is examining potential protections for existing transgender card holders as the government expressed concerns about self-identification principles, according to the Hindustan Times.

In a separate matter, US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined to halt a $655.5 million damages award that Palestinian authorities were ordered to pay plaintiffs in a US civil lawsuit concerning attacks in Israel from 2002 to 2004, as reported by Reuters and the Associated Press. The lawsuit, filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act, was brought by Americans killed or wounded in attacks in Jerusalem that killed 33 people and wounded hundreds more.

The Supreme Court of Queensland has a new governor, Justice Thomas Bradley, who was announced by Premier David Crisafulli, according to ABC News AU. Justice Bradley has served on the Supreme Court since 2018 and previously served on the Court of Appeal.

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