The US GOP doesn’t want to punish trans people—it wants to eradicate them ~lgbt transgender Article 1405 words 77 votes
US FDA recommends easing restrictions on marijuana ~news usa politics law crime Article 1181 words 62 votes
Moose, maple syrup and monopolies: Is Canada finally taking on its oligarchs? ~finance business Article 2020 words 10 votes
British Columbia, Canada: Family pets will no longer be considered property during divorce proceedings ~life.pets Link 15 votes
Google formally endorses right to repair, will lobby to pass repair laws ~tech google apple Article 556 words 25 votes
Plant-based spread maker tries move into paper-based tubs ~enviro plastics recycling sustainability Link 13 votes
EU Cyber Resilience Act: What does it mean for open source? ~comp security.cyber open source Article 3329 words, published Dec 30 2023 13 votes
Iceland fisheries minister rebuked over 2023 whaling ban – Parliamentary Ombudsman says whaling ban lacked legal footing ~enviro Article 77 words 10 votes
US President Joe Biden pardons thousands on federal marijuana charges, commutes others ~news usa law politics Article 77 words 79 votes
Can doctors in England detain you under the Mental Health Act if they've only met you in MS Teams? (No, not any more) ~health.mental Article 465 words, published Dec 14 2023 14 votes
Sculptor sues Swedish glassmaker Kosta Boda for €1m in test of EU ‘bestseller clause’ – landmark case may open door to retrospective claims across bloc ~design Article 1074 words 6 votes
Blasphemy laws have returned to Denmark – even fanatical Quran-burners must remain free ~humanities religion Article 1305 words, published Dec 12 2023 28 votes
The divided states of football: The changing face of America's favorite sport ~sports.american_football Article 5736 words 8 votes
The most dangerous Canadian internet bill you’ve never heard of is a step closer to becoming law ~tech internet Article 1059 words 34 votes
The $10 billion charity no one has heard of | The SDG Impact Fund grew from $238 million in 2020 to $10 billion in 2021... which seems to have been fueled by cryptocurrencies and digital art assets ~finance cryptocurrency Article 1468 words 13 votes
San Francisco and Grants Pass Oregon lawsuits about homelessness highlight this question: Do those who reject shelter choose homelessness? ~life Article 1148 words 16 votes
The US Supreme Court will rule on limits to the use of Mifeprestone, a commonly used abortion medication ~health Article 680 words 16 votes
US Obstetrics and Gynecology certification examinations are being held in person in Texas ~health medicine Article 940 words 18 votes
Iran has accused Swedish EU employee Johan Floderus of spying for Israel and "corruption on earth", a crime that carries the death penalty under Tehran's Islamic laws ~misc politics Article 631 words 9 votes
Danish parliament has voted to ban the burning of religious scriptures after a series of Qur’an desecrations in the country and neighbouring Sweden ~humanities religion Article 448 words 26 votes
Reddit moderators of r/law and r/scotus filed an amicus brief in US Supreme Court first amendment case Moody v NetChoice LLC ~tech social media PDF 62 votes
European Court of Human Rights rules that sex workers can seek compensation for lost profits, reversing Bulgarian decision about human trafficking victims ~life work Article 220 words 17 votes
Some developments in US abortion litigation in response to the Dobbs decision - other constitutional rights such as the right to travel are now in question ~health Article 609 words 26 votes
Oklahoma and Federal authorities crack down on Glock "switches" ~news usa.ok politics law Article 635 words 11 votes
Sweden halts adoptions from South Korea after claims of falsified papers on origins of children ~life family Article 593 words 10 votes
US Supreme Court case SEC v Jarkesy threatens the role of adminstrative law judges ~finance Article 661 words 14 votes
Employees can be banned from wearing headscarves, top EU court rules ~life work Article 565 words 28 votes
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says trans kids are “children of God” "The way these Super PACS and my opponent went about their campaign was just mean, gross, and cruel." ~lgbt transgender Article 578 words, published Nov 22 2023 22 votes
LGBTQ couple in Nepal becomes the first to receive official same-sex marriage status ~lgbt transgender Article 335 words 15 votes
Not your grandma’s granny flat: How San Diego hacked state housing law to build ADU ‘apartment buildings’ ~design urban planning Article 3414 words 16 votes
A tourism boom to the Faroe Islands, fuelled by social media, has resulted in some landowners taking measures to get a share of the revenues ~travel Article 1133 words 8 votes
The US Supreme Court case seeking to shut down wealth taxes before they even exist, has potential to end existing tax worth hundreds of billions ~finance Article 3159 words 33 votes
It's one of the world's toughest anti-smoking laws. The Māori see a major flaw. ~health Article 2655 words 23 votes
Swedish A-traktors, vehicles modified to not go above 19mph, became a teenage rite of passage – amid a rise in accidents there are calls for a ban ~transport Article 809 words 16 votes
Texas businesses file amicus brief saying abortion ban costs state nearly $15 billion a year ~finance business Article 319 words 24 votes
Mushrooms, snails and plant roots: The surprising story of how your clothes got their color ~life.style Article published Nov 13 2023 13 votes
How gender-affirming health care for kids works in Canada ~lgbt transgender Article 1348 words 23 votes
Opinion: US infrastructure law offers too little progress on climate and equity ~transport Article 763 words 9 votes
In Canada’s battle with Big Tech, smaller publishers and independent outlets struggle to survive ~tech social media google facebook Article 2406 words 15 votes
Supreme Court, under pressure, issues non-binding ethics code for justices, without mechanisms for enforcement ~news law usa Article 1770 words 48 votes
Asked to do something illegal at work? Here’s what these software engineers did ~comp Article 2249 words 58 votes