Polish court orders Google to stop favouring its own price-comparison service in search results ~tech google.search Link 16 votes
Swedish parliament passed a law Wednesday lowering the age required for people to legally change their gender from 18 to 16 ~lgbt Article 202 words 34 votes
How the 18th-century gay bar survived and thrived in a deadly environment ~lgbt history Article 1816 words, published Dec 8 2017 13 votes
Panama Papers: trial begins of twenty-seven Mossack Fonseca employees ~finance Article 584 words 26 votes
Kansas Legislature brings gavel down on civil asset seizure powers of law enforcement ~misc Article 1532 words 28 votes
Idaho libraries must move materials deemed harmful to children, or face lawsuits, under new law ~books libraries Article 868 words 24 votes
Norway's top authority revokes decision by city to only take Ukrainian refugees – was contrary to the constitution and the Scandinavian country's discrimination laws ~misc politics Article 330 words 13 votes
The highs, lows and terrible in-betweens of a compulsive sports gambler ~sports Article 2191 words, published Mar 31 2024 4 votes
Indiana appeals court upholds injunction on abortion ban, citing religious liberty ~health Article 591 words 17 votes
Phoenix passes historic ordinance giving outdoor workers protection from extreme heat ~enviro Link 28 votes
The influencer who “reverses” Lupus with smoothies. Psychiatrist Brooke Goldner makes extraordinary claims about incurable diseases. It’s brought her a mansion, a Ferrari, and a huge social following. ~health diet.raw food Article 2731 words, published Mar 26 2024 18 votes
Plans for regulator illustrate inherently political nature of football ~sports.football Article 1128 words, published Mar 21 2024 4 votes
Germany legalizes recreational cannabis use ~news germany politics law Article 432 words, published Feb 23 2024 72 votes
Can a movie change the law? The 1961 film 'Victim' isn't just a tense thriller, it was crafted to serve as a stealthy challenge to a British law that criminalized the very existence of homosexuals. ~movies Video 39:33 12 votes
After the Honduran president repealed a law granting unfettered authority to outside investors, investors took the dispute to a World Bank arbitration court ~finance cryptocurrency Article 1864 words, published Mar 19 2024 13 votes
Swedish land owner wins legal battle to keep 14kg meteorite – appeals court ruled that such rocks should be considered “immovable property” and part of the land where they are found ~space Article 324 words 23 votes
Show Tildes: mapping almost every law, regulation and case in Australia ~comp Article 4913 words 14 votes
The first ‘cyberflasher’ is convicted under England’s new law and gets more than five years in prison ~news united kingdom england crime law Article 336 words 25 votes
Donald Trump's lawyers say it is impossible for him to post bond covering $454 million US civil fraud judgment ~news usa.ny.nyc politics law.civil Article 595 words 64 votes
Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve another law giving government more power to curb dissent ~news hong kong china law politics Article 628 words 20 votes
US libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books and seek new state laws in fight with publishers ~books libraries Article 912 words, published Mar 12 2024 46 votes
Brazil's military leaders told police Jair Bolsonaro involved in a plan to reverse 2022 election result ~news politics law Article 855 words 16 votes
Denying same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a Japanese high court rules ~lgbt Article 246 words 39 votes
European Union approves landmark AI law, leapfrogging US to regulate critical but worrying new technology ~tech Article 26 votes
Denmark wants to conscript more people for military service – including women, for the first time ~life Article 892 words 13 votes
A state by state review of how easy or difficult it is to enforce open records laws in the US reveals many obstacles ~misc politics Article 3094 words, published Mar 10 2024 7 votes
Denmark's tough laws on begging hit Roma women with few other options – the Roma minority are heavily discriminated against across Europe ~life.women Article 21 votes
With little enforcement or legal culpability, social media helps wildlife trafficking thrive in plain sight ~enviro Article 1766 words 16 votes
France becomes the first country in the world to guarantee abortion as a constitutional right ~health Article 270 words 58 votes
A legal historian who studies the US abortion battle explains why the Alabama state Supreme Court’s decision on in vitro fertilization is so momentous ~health Article 35 votes
Texas is right. The tech giants need to be regulated. ~tech social media privacy Article 955 words 10 votes
The 24-hour city: In a push to bolster nightlife, cities are changing laws to keep bars, restaurants and transit systems operating round-the-clock ~life Article 77 words 34 votes
Conservative government would require websites to verify age to watch porn: Pierre Poilievre ~tech internet Link 36 votes
Germany's new cannabis law to pass this week and take effect in April ~news germany politics law Article 755 words 17 votes
What is India's "uniform civil code" and why does it anger Muslims? ~humanities religion Article 543 words, published Feb 7 2024 17 votes
American Bar Association calls for US courts to find a different word than master, citing history and negative associations ~humanities history Article 434 words 28 votes