Tag: dispute
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Women’s volleyball dispute touches on a broader question: How to define ‘fair’
They play on the same team, but they couldn’t be further apart. One member of the women’s volleyball team at San Jose State University has signed on to being part of a federal lawsuit against the NCAA challenging the presence of transgender athletes in women’s college sports. The specific person she cites? One of her own teammates.…
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Supreme Court declines to hear Biden appeal in Texas emergency room abortion dispute
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a Biden administration appeal in a dispute over emergency room abortion care in Texas, leaving in place a lower court victory for the Republican-led state. The decision, months after the court wrestled with a similar case from Idaho without reaching a conclusive decision, constitutes a setback…
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Mexican gun dispute and a straight woman’s sex discrimination claim among new Supreme Court cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday took up a series of new cases ahead of its new term, including a bid by gun companies to evade a lawsuit filed by the Mexican government and a workplace sex discrimination dispute over claims a woman was discriminated against because she is straight. The court’s nine-month new…
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Trademark dispute emerges over Tiger Woods’ new logo
Tiger Woods’ new logo for his Sun Day Red golf apparel line is facing a trademark dispute. Tigeraire, a company that makes cooling products for athletes, has filed a notice of opposition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, alleging that Sun Day Red and Tiger Woods have “unlawfully hijacked” Tigeraire’s design into their own branding. “The…
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UNLV QB quits, claims ‘commitments’ were unfulfilled in what could be first midseason pay dispute in college football
UNLV quarterback Matthew Sluka quit his undefeated football team on Tuesday, claiming undisclosed ‘commitments’ to him weren’t fulfilled in what could be first midseason pay dispute the sport’s history. While college athletes are not directly paid by universities, the NCAA in 2021 opened the door for players to profit from their name, likeness and image…
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China and Japan end dispute over Fukushima water discharge
BEIJING — China and Japan reached a consensus in August on the discharge of radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, the Chinese foreign ministry said Friday, bringing to an end a diplomatic dispute that had rumbled on for over two years. Beijing called the release “a major nuclear safety issue with cross-border implications,” when Tokyo started…