The pirate preservationists - a long history
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European Union Digital Markets Act aims to allow more competition and let consumers delete preloaded phone apps
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Apple threatens to pull FaceTime and iMessage in the UK over proposed surveillance law changes
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“Swift Justice” looks inside a Sharia courtroom
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Mexico Supreme Court officially decriminalizes abortion
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Hit in DNA database exonerates man forty-seven years after wrongful rape conviction
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As employers expand artificial intelligence in hiring, few states in the USA have rules
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How were modern companies allowed to get so big in spite of antitrust laws? The mythology of horizontal merger efficiencies
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A sesame allergy law in the US has made it harder to avoid the seed. Here's why.
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What’s inside that McDonald’s ice cream machine? Broken copyright law.
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Los Angeles is exploring banning cashless businesses, following the example of New York City, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington, DC
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A warning to employers that US National Labor Relations Board has changed the rules governing formation of unions to be easier for workers and harder for employers to oppose
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Mexican politician introduces bill to criminalize ecocide - only a few countries have such laws but more are considering it
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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
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Apple formally endorses right to repair US legislation after spending millions fighting it
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Texas has quietly changed its abortion law - explicitly allowing abortion for premature ruptured membrane and ectopic pregnancy - how it happened
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Iran is about to make its hijab laws even stricter
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Canada demands Facebook lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing
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US Ninth circuit court of appeal upholds preliminary injunction against Idaho law banning transgender girls and women participation in women's sports
I haven't yet found a news article, but will add if I find one. Here is the ruling. https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2023/08/17/20-35813.pdf
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The US tech industry has largely co-opted the once-dreaded “patchwork” of state rules through effective lobbying— and its success is sapping momentum for federal legislation
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US 5th Circuit Court of Appeal rejects challenge to Mifeprestone abortion pill’s approval, but upholds some restrictions
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Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision
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Illinois just passed the first law in the US protecting financial rights of children of influencers
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Ethiopia cracks down on gay sex in hotels, bars and restaurants
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Helsinki could become a 'sanctuary city' for medical treatment, as the new right-wing government continues to crack down on undocumented migrants
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The King of Jordan approved a cybercrime bill that will crack down on online speech deemed harmful to national unity
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Credit card debt collection
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US federal judge orders Southwest Airlines attorneys to attend ‘religious-liberty training’ from conservative Christian legal advocacy group
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Wisconsin’s dairy industry relies on undocumented immigrants, but the state won’t let them legally drive
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Storing dead people at -196°C
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US District Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials
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US tax code blamed as wealthy see major retirement account gains
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What's the difference between medieval inns, taverns, and alehouses?
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A fact-checked debate about euthanasia
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How the ultrawealthy use private foundations to bank millions in tax deductions while giving the public little in return
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Paris olympics swimming events to be held in cleaned up river Seine, public swimming to become legal
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Chinese man convicted for building bridge for village ignites public debate over judicial power
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Parking laws are strangling America
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How to use ChatGPT to ruin your legal career
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Google is directing searchers straight to troves of nonconsensual deep fake porn, raising legal and ethical concerns
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Diplomats missed a key deadline while negotiating rules for deep sea mining, allowing companies to apply for permits before rules go into effect
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2022 guidance from President Joe Biden's administration assures doctors they’ll be protected by US federal law for providing emergency abortion care even if their state bans the procedure
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Why are emulators legal? Dolphin vs Nintendo, the fate of emulation.
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EU passes nature restoration law in knife-edge vote
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European Commission adopts new adequacy decision for safe and trusted EU-US data flows
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Judge delays rollout of New York's delivery worker minimum wage law
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France passes bill to allow police to remotely activate phone camera, microphone, and GPS, in order to spy on people
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How scientific conferences are responding to US abortion bans and anti-LGBTQ+ laws
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GM food: EU rethinks rules on genetically modified crops
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Quran burning and requests to approve the destruction of more holy books have left Sweden torn between its commitment to free speech and its respect for religious minorities
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