Britain’s Supreme Court takes a conservative turn
It rejects more human-rights claims and sides with public bodies more often
In 2015 the Conservative government announced that it would restrict child-benefit payments to two children per family in order to trim budgets. That was challenged by two mothers, who argued it breached their legal rights to privacy and a family life. When the case reached the Supreme Court in July 2021, it was dismissed by Robert Reed, the president, and six of his colleagues with a striking brusqueness.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Separation anxiety”
Britain June 4th 2022
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