Vatican urges Italy to stop proposed anti-homophobia law ~lgbt Article 465 words, published Jun 22 2021 10 votes
The Supreme Court’s newest Justices produce some unexpected results ~misc politics Article 1193 words 15 votes
Hong Kong's Apple Daily raided by 500 officers over national security law ~news china hong kong journalism law Article 902 words 11 votes
At 15, he shot and killed his parents, two classmates at his school, and wounded twenty-five others. He’s been used as the reason to lock kids up for life ever since. ~life Article 13 625 words, published Jun 12 2021 18 votes
President of Nigeria bans Twitter as retaliation for deleted Tweet, human rights groups condemn this as restriction on free speech ~news nigeria politics law Article 9 votes
How to start disrupting cryptocurrencies: “Mining” is money transmission ~finance cryptocurrency Article 1223 words 6 votes
US Supreme Court turns away challenge to the rule that only men register for the draft ~life.men Article 471 words 17 votes
Rights of nature: How granting a river personhood could help protect it ~enviro conservation Article 1159 words, published Jun 3 2021 5 votes
Supreme Court reins in definition of crime under controversial hacking law ~tech Article 1725 words 12 votes
Chick-fil-A’s profits are being used to push anti-trans state laws and kill the Equality Act ~lgbt transgender Article 971 words 22 votes
Denmark is set to adopt legislation enabling it to open asylum centres outside Europe where applicants would be sent to live ~misc politics Article 782 words 6 votes
King County, WA is first in the country to ban government use of facial recognition software ~tech privacy Link 15 votes
California bill to decriminalize psychedelics is approved by Senate, now moves on to Assembly ~health Article 486 words 26 votes
The state of Arizona is preparing to kill death row inmates using hydrogen cyanide, the same lethal gas that was deployed at Auschwitz ~news usa.az law Article 1059 words, published May 28 2021 22 votes
noyb issues more than 500 GDPR complaints in aim to end “cookie banner terror” ~tech Article 978 words 22 votes
Florida has passed an unconstitutional law to allow suing and fining social media companies (except ones that also own theme parks) for censoring users or de-platforming politicians ~tech social media Article 1637 words 20 votes
Legislation to criminalise gender affirming care for trans children is dangerous ~lgbt transgender Link 12 votes
China bans financial, payment institutions from cryptocurrency business ~finance cryptocurrency business Article 287 words 11 votes
Chileans head to polls to pick architects of new constitution ~news chile politics law Article 428 words 7 votes
Insurers in Washington state must cover transgender health care under new bill ~lgbt transgender Link 20 votes
US FDA to propose ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes, with industry likely to challenge ~health Article 790 words, published Apr 29 2021 15 votes
Florida bill would fine social media platforms for banning politicians— with exemption for Disney ~tech social media facebook Article 613 words 14 votes
Maryland enacts landmark police overhaul, first state to repeal police bill of rights ~news usa.md law Article 1894 words, published Apr 10 2021 14 votes
The global campaign to make environmental destruction an international crime ~enviro Article 1864 words, published Apr 8 2021 6 votes
Supreme Court of the United States Justice Clarence Thomas argues for regulating large internet platforms as common carriers ~tech internet Article 535 words 21 votes
Arkansas Governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth ~lgbt transgender Article 244 words 23 votes
New York just legalized marijuana. Here are the prime acquisition targets and the types of deals you can expect. ~news usa.ny law Article 1919 words 17 votes
Miscarriage bereavement leave bill passes unanimously in New Zealand Parliament ~life family parenting Article 548 words 15 votes
Japanese court says it is 'unconstitutional' to bar same-sex marriage ~lgbt Article 643 words 17 votes
India will propose a law banning cryptocurrencies, criminalizing possession, issuance, mining, trading and transferring crypto-assets ~finance cryptocurrency Article 763 words 19 votes
UK declares China in breach of 1984 Hong Kong declaration ~news china united kingdom law hong kong politics Link 19 votes
I don't trust police testimony. Is it ethical for me to lie to get on a jury? ~humanities philosophy ethics Article 20 votes
Joanna Harper’s new research shows why trans athletes should be able to compete in women’s sports ~lgbt transgender lgbt rights Article 1016 words 10 votes