Alliance Defending Freedom has won fifteen Supreme Court cases. Now it wants religious exemptions to anti-discrimination laws—and is going after trans rights. ~lgbt transgender Article 10 470 words, published Oct 2 2023 36 votes
Does “and” mean “and”? Or “or”? The US Supreme Court will decide. ~humanities.languages Article 1682 words 53 votes
Marriage between cousins and extended family members may soon be banned in Norway ~life relationships family Article 376 words 26 votes
A closer look at Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong, the most densely populated place that ever existed ~humanities.history Video 17:49, published Jul 24 2023 40 votes
Baltimore Archdiocese files for bankruptcy before law on abuse lawsuits takes effect ~humanities religion Article 1042 words 14 votes
New developments in US antitrust enforcement - more and new types of cases brought under Joe Biden, new leaders at the Federal Trade Commission ~society politics Article 2077 words 14 votes
Baltimore Archdiocese says it will file for bankruptcy before new law on abuse lawsuits takes effect ~humanities religion Article 83 words 26 votes
‘Once we win California, the nation is next’: What a caste discrimination ban means for Americans ~society politics Article 1335 words 19 votes
‘We can’t drink oil’: How a seventy-year-old pipeline imperils the Great Lakes ~enviro water energy Article 2281 words 31 votes
A journey into the shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma controversy ~health medicine Article 3113 words, published May 17 2023 14 votes
New California law bars schoolbook bans based on racial and gender teachings ~lgbt Article 377 words 14 votes
Professionals in Sweden are pushing back hard against a rightwing plan to make them snitch on undocumented migrants ~life Article 885 words 23 votes
Remembering Charles Wilkinson, a true friend to Indian Country, the professor and leader leaves a legacy in Indigenous advocacy ~life Article 779 words 7 votes
Italian senate about to vote on a law that upgrades surrogacy to 'universal crime' would lead to prosecution of foreign acts within Italy ~lgbt Article 1804 words 9 votes
Why the US left's version of the Federalist Society failed ~society politics Article 2029 words, published Sep 18 2023 16 votes
Google US antitrust trial - judge ordered trial exhibits removed from the web - the Verge responds by publishing them ~tech google Article 353 words 24 votes
UK's Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed ~tech social media Article 741 words 27 votes
This boring gray boat patrolling the US east coast is actually a vigilante ~transport Video 9:35 20 votes
Opinion: Why a Navajo leader’s federal conviction gives US prosecutors a road map to take on former president Donald Trump ~society politics Article published Jun 24 2023 15 votes
Battle over a recurrent French national obsession: How Muslim women should dress? ~life.women Article 1572 words 17 votes
Study shows US public defenders have significantly more clients than they can adequately represent ~humanities Article 2037 words, published Sep 12 2023 27 votes
The earthquakes in Turkey killed a prolific war crimes investigator, deputy chief of Syria investigations for the Commission for International Justice and Accountability ~humanities Article 4840 words 9 votes
California passes strongest right-to-repair bill yet, requiring seven years of parts ~tech apple Article 448 words 39 votes
Abortions rose in most US states this year, new data shows ~life.women Article 927 words, published Sep 7 2023 26 votes
European Union Digital Markets Act aims to allow more competition and let consumers delete preloaded phone apps ~tech Article 751 words, published Sep 6 2023 27 votes
US Supreme Court accepts case challenging Donald Trump's eligibility to run for president based on the 14th amendment and the January 6 capitol riot ~society politics Article 685 words 60 votes
Apple threatens to pull FaceTime and iMessage in the UK over proposed surveillance law changes ~tech apple privacy security Article 380 words 71 votes
Hit in DNA database exonerates man forty-seven years after wrongful rape conviction ~humanities Article 642 words 30 votes
French satirical newspaper 'Charlie Hebdo' blasts proposed Danish blasphemy law ~news denmark journalism law politics france Article 526 words 38 votes
As employers expand artificial intelligence in hiring, few states in the USA have rules ~tech privacy Article 1428 words, published Jul 17 2023 12 votes
A proposed law to ban caste discrimination in California has touched a nerve, led to controversy ~society politics Article 1412 words 41 votes
Interactive tool infographic shows antiprotest bills and laws in the United States ~society politics Article 2347 words, published Sep 4 2022 11 votes
How were modern companies allowed to get so big in spite of antitrust laws? The mythology of horizontal merger efficiencies ~finance business economics.macro Article 970 words 20 votes
A sesame allergy law in the US has made it harder to avoid the seed. Here's why. ~health Article 1060 words 28 votes
What’s inside that McDonald’s ice cream machine? Broken copyright law. ~tech Article 684 words 33 votes
Opinion - Antonin Scalia was wrong about the meaning of ‘bear arms’ ~society politics Article 917 words, published May 21 2018 33 votes
Analysis: Defendant Mark Meadows testifies in hearing on whether to remove Georgia election trial to federal court ~society politics Article 4594 words 7 votes
Los Angeles is exploring banning cashless businesses, following the example of New York City, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington, DC ~finance business.small Link 59 votes
A warning to employers that US NLRB labor agency has changed the rules governing formation of unions to be easier for workers and harder for employers to oppose ~life work Article 1164 words 41 votes
US President Joe Biden is still trying to forgive student debt in ‘a very direct confrontation’ with US Supreme Court, expert says ~finance Article 59 votes
US federal judge to hear arguments on Mark Meadows’ request to move Georgia election case from state court to federal court ~society politics Article 1277 words 12 votes
Mexican politician introduces bill to criminalize ecocide - only a few countries have such laws but more are considering it ~enviro Article 960 words 16 votes
Planned Danish law will make improper treatment of the Quran or Bible a criminal offence punishable by a fine and jail sentence of up to two years ~humanities religion Article 39 votes
A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance across many regions of the US ~news usa politics law Article 1536 words 58 votes
Apple formally endorses right to repair US legislation after spending millions fighting it ~tech apple Article 817 words 67 votes