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45 votes
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Malaysian Palm Oil Council urges EU to delay implementation of deforestation law
16 votes -
Mexico's Senate just approved changing the constitution
18 votes -
That collective feeling - The rise and fall of New York clubbing
7 votes -
11th Circuit rules in favor of forced trans sterilization for drivers licenses in Alabama
23 votes -
Don't talk to the police
59 votes -
The Hague will become first city to ban fossil fuel ads by law. Legally binding crackdown will include promotion of petrol cars, flights and cruise ships.
26 votes -
Algorithmic wage discrimination
7 votes -
US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest $76 million closing legacy oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania
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Are mandatory arbitration agreements the new normal?
For clarity, a mandatory arbitration agreement is when a consumer or customer must "agree to have their case reviewed by a third party—called an arbitrator—and to be bound by the arbitrator's...
For clarity, a mandatory arbitration agreement is when a consumer or customer must "agree to have their case reviewed by a third party—called an arbitrator—and to be bound by the arbitrator's decision." The intent is that you waive your right to sue (in a regular court of law) the party you're entering this agreement with. But these agreements can, in some cases, be ruled as invalid by a court. The examples I've seen apply to the US, but I'd be interested in examples from other countries.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who's been noticing how out of hand it's becoming to see these statements plastered in Terms of Service and several other locations.
The most newsworthy example recently was Disney claiming that a statement like this in their Disney+ ToS also applied to a wrongful death case on one of their properties. As the linked article says, they backpedaled on this, but it's still disgusting and disturbing they even tried it in the first place.
The most recent example I've seen is this post on Mastodon where it was included on the packaging of a supplement.
I can't help but wonder if this is just a way to deter people from seeking litigation in the first place, especially if they aren't wealthy enough to hire a legal team that could poke holes in the legitimacy of their mandatory arbitration agreement.
I'm sure there's a nearly endless supply of examples of this, especially in software service agreements. But is there anything that can be done about it? Or is this just one more way corporations get to have more power than people that won't ever change?
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California lawmakers pass bill allowing Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes
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Brazil's top court threatens to suspend X (formerly Twitter) by Thursday night if Elon Musk does not comply with regulations
23 votes -
Blue and red US states were putting period products in schools — then came the anti-trans backlash
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Death threats, legal risk and backlogs weigh on US clinicians treating trans minors
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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
27 votes -
Read the Lewiston, Maine, mass shooting investigation final report
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How the rise of the camera launched a fight to protect Gilded Age Americans’ privacy
13 votes -
United States Supreme Court blocks Joe Biden administration rules against sex discrimination in schools
26 votes -
California’s restaurant industry can keep its controversial service fees
34 votes -
Local Canadian news loses 58% of online engagement, thanks to the Online News Act
33 votes -
Protections for police who report illegal or unethical behavior lag far behind
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Coinbase appears to have violated campaign finance laws with a $25 million super PAC donation
32 votes -
A judge ruled a Louisiana prison’s health care system has failed inmates for decades. A federal law could block reforms.
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Finland's deportation law puts EU's migration norms to the test – human rights organizations sound the alarm over the controversial measure
20 votes -
It may soon be legal to jailbreak AI to expose how it works
29 votes -
Ecuador river is granted the right to not be polluted in historic court case
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.
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Inside Ziklag, the secret organization of wealthy Christians trying to sway the US election and change the country
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
11 votes -
The struggle to contain, and eat, the invasive deer taking over Hawaii
36 votes -
Ecuador court rules pollution violates rights of a river running through capital
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
5 votes -
A critique of the Cass Review
16 votes -
Working title (insurance)
5 votes -
The US Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision
67 votes -
US Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside
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US Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Donald Trump faces
24 votes -
In blow to Benjamin Netanyahu's government, Israel's top court rules state must draft ultra-Orthodox into IDF
54 votes -
Fifth American tourist arrested at Turks and Caicos airport after ammo allegedly found in luggage
31 votes -
Anti-wage-theft laws are kryptonite to dishonest bosses
29 votes -
The Ten Commandments must be displayed in all public Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law
68 votes -
Thailand to become first Southeast Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage
44 votes -
EU states push past opposition to adopt landmark nature restoration law
28 votes -
The Christian right is coming for no-fault divorce
44 votes -
US Supreme Court strikes down Donald Trump-era ban on bump stocks, gun accessories used in 2017 Vegas massacre
29 votes -
Unanimous Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion medication
46 votes -
Do you speak Estonian?
10 votes -
A Texas corporate lawyer got mad about illegal evictions—and did something about it
33 votes -
New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids
51 votes -
Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids
39 votes