California lawmakers pass bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes ~life Article 677 words 30 votes
Brazil's top court threatens to suspend X (formerly Twitter) by Thursday night if Elon Musk does not comply with regulations ~tech social media Article 177 words 23 votes
Blue and red US states were putting period products in schools — then came the anti-trans backlash ~lgbt transgender Article 2791 words 41 votes
Death threats, legal risk and backlogs weigh on US clinicians treating trans minors ~lgbt transgender Article 2049 words 13 votes
Norway's government wants to relax restrictions on abortion to make it legal for women to terminate pregnancies up to the eighteenth week of gestation ~health Article 347 words 27 votes
Read the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting investigation final report ~news usa.me.lewiston crime law Link 19 votes
How the rise of the camera launched a fight to protect Gilded Age Americans’ privacy ~humanities.history Article 1502 words 13 votes
United States Supreme Court blocks Joe Biden administration rules against sex discrimination in schools ~lgbt Article 468 words 26 votes
California’s restaurant industry can keep its controversial service fees ~food restaurants Article 531 words, published Jul 1 2024 34 votes
Local Canadian news loses 58% of online engagement, thanks to the Online News Act ~news canada law journalism politics Article 3768 words 33 votes
Protections for police who report illegal or unethical behavior lag far behind ~life work Article 1045 words 22 votes
Coinbase appears to have violated campaign finance laws with a $25 million super PAC donation ~tech Article 1474 words 32 votes
A judge ruled a Louisiana prison’s health care system has failed inmates for decades. A federal law could block reforms. ~health healthcare Article 3137 words 15 votes
Finland's deportation law puts EU's migration norms to the test – human rights organizations sound the alarm over the controversial measure ~misc politics Article 20 votes
Ecuador river is granted the right to not be polluted in historic court case ~enviro pollution.water Article 413 words, published Jul 8 2024 16 votes
National security or legal niceties? Norway picks a path – closing down opportunities for members of the authoritarian axis is not always as easy as it looks. ~misc politics Article 899 words 7 votes
Inside Ziklag, the secret organization of wealthy Christians trying to sway the US election and change the country ~humanities religion Article 3766 words 22 votes
Finnish lawmakers narrowly approved controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia ~misc politics Article 536 words 11 votes
The struggle to contain, and eat, the invasive deer taking over Hawaii ~enviro Article 2581 words, published May 24 2021 36 votes
Ecuador court rules pollution violates rights of a river running through capital ~enviro pollution.water Article 244 words 24 votes
Finland's PM Petteri Orpo urged parliament not to weaken a deportation bill that would allow Finnish border authorities to refuse to accept asylum applications in certain circumstances ~misc politics Article 327 words 5 votes
The US Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision ~misc politics Article 721 words 67 votes
US Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside ~life Article 363 words 35 votes
US Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Donald Trump faces ~misc politics Article 578 words 24 votes
In blow to Benjamin Netanyahu's government, Israel's top court rules state must draft ultra-Orthodox into IDF ~news israel politics law Link 54 votes
Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage ~travel Article 558 words 31 votes
The Ten Commandments must be displayed in all public Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law ~humanities religion education Article 414 words 68 votes
EU states push past opposition to adopt landmark nature restoration law ~enviro conservation Article 627 words 28 votes
The Christian right is coming for no-fault divorce ~life family relationships Article 1302 words 44 votes
US Supreme Court strikes down Donald Trump-era ban on bump stocks, gun accessories used in 2017 Vegas massacre ~news usa law crime Article 564 words 29 votes
Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication ~news usa politics law Article 637 words 46 votes
A Texas corporate lawyer got mad about illegal evictions—and did something about it ~life housing Article 10 835 words 33 votes
New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids ~tech social media Article 789 words 51 votes
Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids ~news usa.la politics law crime Article 1156 words 39 votes
Illinois Democrats speedily change candidate law; Republicans call measure ‘election interference,' "undemocratic" ~news usa.il politics law Article 622 words 16 votes
Sweden and Finland have moved to relax strict laws that govern the sale of alcohol, while preserving wider state monopolies ~food drinks Article 294 words 9 votes
The US Supreme Court case that could impact the homeless coast-to-coast ~life Article 1087 words 25 votes
Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this. ~life Article 838 words 18 votes
US judge denies request to restrict Donald Trump statements that could endanger law enforcement in classified records case ~news usa law.criminal politics Article 399 words 23 votes
Texas attorney general Ken Paxton is weaponizing consumer protection laws against nonprofit organizations ~misc politics Article 3249 words 23 votes
Minnesota repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition ~tech internet Article 576 words, published May 24 2024 22 votes
Manhattan co-op in crisis spearheads push to cap land rent hikes ~finance Article 1122 words, published May 13 2024 10 votes
Norway sued over deep-sea mining plans – WWF says the government has breached the law without adequately assessing the consequences ~enviro Article 454 words 6 votes