The Ten Commandments must be displayed in all public Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law ~humanities religion education Article 414 words 68 votes
EU states push past opposition to adopt landmark nature restoration law ~enviro conservation Article 627 words 28 votes
A Texas corporate lawyer got mad about illegal evictions—and did something about it ~life housing Article 10 835 words 33 votes
New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids ~tech social media Article 789 words 51 votes
Sweden is set to become the second EU country to ban bottom fishing in marine protected areas ~enviro Article 400 words 16 votes
Louisiana lawmakers approve surgical castration option for those guilty of sex crimes against kids ~news usa.la politics law crime Article 1156 words 39 votes
Sweden and Finland have moved to relax strict laws that govern the sale of alcohol, while preserving wider state monopolies ~food drinks Article 294 words 9 votes
Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this. ~life Article 838 words 18 votes
US judge denies request to restrict Donald Trump statements that could endanger law enforcement in classified records case ~news usa law.criminal politics Article 399 words 23 votes
Minnesota repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition ~tech internet Article 576 words, published May 24 2024 22 votes
Manhattan co-op in crisis spearheads push to cap land rent hikes ~finance Article 1122 words, published May 13 2024 10 votes
Norway sued over deep-sea mining plans – WWF says the government has breached the law without adequately assessing the consequences ~enviro Article 454 words 6 votes
Fecal microbiota transplant: Inside the black market for human poop ~health Article 3251 words 30 votes
Toward a feminist criminal law: Mass incarceration means police and prisons are not simple allies for feminists who want a more just world ~life.women Article 3378 words 14 votes
Seattle’s law mandating higher pay for food delivery workers is a case study in backfire economics ~finance business Link 18 votes
US Supreme Court denies California’s plea for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at San Quentin prison ~health Article 672 words 18 votes
The US Supreme Court just quietly handed a huge win to veterans seeking an education ~life education Article 669 words 12 votes
California junk fee ban could upend restaurant industry ~food restaurants Article 1375 words 39 votes
US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years ~transport Article 839 words 42 votes
Georgia rocked by protests as government pushes Vladimir Putin-style ‘foreign agent’ bill ~news georgia russia politics law Article 27 votes
US v. Google: As landmark 'monopoly power' trial closes, here's what to look for ~tech google Article 1139 words 21 votes
A lawsuit argues Meta is required by law to let you control your own feed ~tech facebook social media Article 510 words 30 votes
Car tracking can enable domestic abuse. Turning it off is easier said than done. ~transport Article 1579 words 15 votes
ChatGPT provides false information about people, and OpenAI can’t correct it ~tech Article 747 words 47 votes
It's not just TikTok. ByteDance has a variety of apps that could also be banned. ~tech Article 523 words, published Apr 23 2024 21 votes
Free Companies: The age of mercenary companies ~humanities.history Video 18:17, published Apr 14 2024 7 votes
Key moments from landmark US Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump’s immunity claims ~news usa politics law Article 1350 words 35 votes
American non-compete clauses could become a thing of the past thanks to a new ruling ~life work Video 11:43 15 votes
Somalia bans fishing trawlers from its waters ~enviro Article 2306 words, published Apr 11 2024 15 votes
In US lawsuit, ex-Amazon AI exec claims she was asked to ignore IP law ~tech amazon Article 1499 words 25 votes
European Commission approves creation of an environmental zone in the city centre of Stockholm, where petrol and diesel cars will be banned entirely from 2025 ~transport Article 440 words 25 votes
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
Idaho libraries must move materials deemed harmful to children, or face lawsuits, under new law ~books libraries Article 868 words 24 votes
The highs, lows and terrible in-betweens of a compulsive sports gambler ~sports Article 2191 words, published Mar 31 2024 4 votes
Phoenix passes historic ordinance giving outdoor workers protection from extreme heat ~enviro Link 28 votes