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37 votes
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Until 1968, a married Texas woman couldn’t own property or start a business without her husband’s permission. Attorney Louise Raggio fought to change that.
10 votes -
US passes ‘historic’ anti-corruption law that effectively bans anonymous shell companies
26 votes -
In historic decision, Argentina legalizes first trimester abortion outside rape and threat to the mother's life
14 votes -
Parents warning about harm to children after UK legal decision bans access to puberty blockers
26 votes -
Inside Donald Trump and Bill Barr's last-minute killing spree: The outgoing administration is using its final days to execute the most federal prisoners since World War II
12 votes -
Trump promises to veto crucial defense-spending bill unless it includes a full repeal of CDA 230, the law that protects online platforms from liability
27 votes -
Sweeping new copyright measures poised to pass in spending bill - The CASE Act and a felony streaming proposal are included
36 votes -
Sweden looks to change law so 1994 ferry disaster can be re-examined – new documentary questions findings of original investigation
5 votes -
Sex without consent is rape, but the principle is lacking in many legal frameworks in countries across Europe – Denmark is seeking to change this
6 votes -
No cookie for you - Github removes all non-essential cookies
24 votes -
EU reveals plan to regulate Big Tech
6 votes -
No, Mars is not a free planet, no matter what SpaceX says
18 votes -
Finland's parliament approved a bill designed to protect its networks against cyber threats and espionage – may be used to exclude China's Huawei and ZTE
4 votes -
Google illegally spied on workers before firing them, US labor board alleges
18 votes -
Clive Barker, who wrote and directed the 1987 horror flick Hellraiser, has successfully leveraged copyright law to recapture the American rights to the franchise
8 votes -
Question for the European contingent regarding teenage/minor nudity
I'm aware of the more relaxed approach to sexuality and bare breasts among some European countries as compared to elsewhere in the world, but how is this viewed when it comes to teens? I've...
I'm aware of the more relaxed approach to sexuality and bare breasts among some European countries as compared to elsewhere in the world, but how is this viewed when it comes to teens? I've watched a few series in the past few months (e.g. Dark, Les Revenants, La Casa de Papel) that featured topless characters in the 15-17 age range participating in sex scenes, and while I knew the actors were definitely older than 18, I couldn't help feeling a little squicky since they were ostensibly portraying minors. Is this considered at all controversial? I imagine cultural factors like lower ages of consent or Romeo and Juliet laws might have some relevance here? I can't really draw on any examples besides those three series... I know that Mignonnes had its fair share of controversy in the US (despite not showing any actual nudity AFAIK) as it seemed to be a story on the sexualization of pubescent girls, but I never followed how it was received in France.
As a matter of fact, I'm interested in hearing from other parts of the world too.
16 votes -
In a 5-4 ruling, Supreme Court sides with religious groups in a dispute over Covid-19 restrictions in New York
20 votes -
European Parliament votes for right to repair
19 votes -
Amazon's reported surveillance of workers could break Australian law, union says
7 votes -
Scottish Parliament unanimously passes a bill to provide menstrual products for free across the country
30 votes -
Denmark's new consent law leaves sex workers out in the cold – they are becoming increasingly stigmatized within Danish society
10 votes -
Denmark's Minister of Agriculture has resigned over an illegal government order to cull the country's farmed mink – Mette Frederiksen also faced opposition calls to resign
7 votes -
Canada's GDPR moment: Why the Consumer Privacy Protection Act is Canada's biggest privacy overhaul in decades
10 votes -
What colour are your bits?
11 votes -
How did traffic law come to be?
5 votes -
Norway has banned hate speech against bisexual and trans people in a landmark change to its penal code
22 votes -
Florida governor pushes expansion of Stand Your Ground law as part of "anti-mob" crackdown
17 votes -
Denmark's plans to cull seventeen million mink is facing legal obstacles after the government admitted it did not have a legal basis for the order
10 votes -
Oregon legalizes psilocybin mushrooms (for therapeutic purposes) and decriminalizes all drugs
32 votes -
Proposition 24 passes in California, pushing privacy rights to the forefront again
13 votes -
Polish government delays abortion ban after two weeks of protests across the country
26 votes -
New Zealand voters approve euthanasia but reject recreational marijuana
17 votes -
DJ Drama, mixtapes, and the raid that changed rap
7 votes -
Are you a foreigner interested in what will happen in Chile on Sunday? Read here…
20 votes -
At least twenty municipalities have changed local laws to allow backyard chicken coops since the pandemic started
8 votes -
A legislative path to an interoperable internet
9 votes -
New Hampshire announces it will challenge a legal decision by Massachusetts to continue taxing NH residents who normally work in Massachusetts but have worked remotely during the pandemic
6 votes -
It's been twenty-four years since internet companies were declared off-the-hook for the behavior of their users. That may change, and soon
20 votes -
A handful of radical nature lovers are secretly breeding endangered species and releasing them into the wild. Many are prepared to break the law to save the animals they love.
16 votes -
The newly legal process for turning human corpses to soil
9 votes -
Thousands of DC renters are evicted every year. Do they all know to show up to court?
10 votes -
Meet the customer service reps for Disney and Airbnb who have to pay to talk to you
29 votes -
Come back with a warrant for my virtual house
8 votes -
Michigan Attorney General will no longer enforce governor’s executive orders after court ruling
11 votes -
The end of the American internet - Technology is becoming a regulated industry, and we can no longer assume that companies, products, and users will be primarily from the USA
11 votes -
The farmer that lives in the middle of Tokyo Narita Airport
4 votes -
The Online Content Policy Modernization Act is an unconstitutional mess
7 votes -
Is the UK moving towards government by decree?
6 votes -
Monterey bans gas leaf blowers in residential areas
14 votes