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11 votes
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Chileans head to polls to pick architects of new constitution
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How a menthol cigarette ban impacts our vices
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Insurers in Washington state must cover transgender health care under new bill
20 votes -
The Epic vs. Apple trial: What we've learned so far
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US FDA to propose ban on menthol-flavored cigarettes, with industry likely to challenge
15 votes -
Florida bill would fine social media platforms for banning politicians— with exemption for Disney
14 votes -
Some Florida deputies told not to enforce anti-riot law
6 votes -
Maryland enacts landmark police overhaul, first state to repeal police bill of rights
14 votes -
Germany bans surgery on intersex infants
17 votes -
Let's get Right to Repair passed!
14 votes -
The global campaign to make environmental destruction an international crime
6 votes -
The trajectory of an anti-LGBT conspiracy theory
14 votes -
Russia outlaws same-sex marriage and Trans people adoption
20 votes -
Supreme Court of the United States Justice Clarence Thomas argues for regulating large internet platforms as common carriers
21 votes -
Arkansas Governor vetoes ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth
23 votes -
New York just legalized marijuana. Here are the prime acquisition targets and the types of deals you can expect.
17 votes -
Miscarriage bereavement leave bill passes unanimously in New Zealand Parliament
15 votes -
Spain passes law allowing euthanasia
23 votes -
Encrypted messaging app Signal blocked in China
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Japanese court says it is 'unconstitutional' to bar same-sex marriage
17 votes -
India will propose a law banning cryptocurrencies, criminalizing possession, issuance, mining, trading and transferring crypto-assets
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UK declares China in breach of 1984 Hong Kong declaration
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Policing protest in a pandemic
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I don't trust police testimony. Is it ethical for me to lie to get on a jury?
20 votes -
Joanna Harper’s new research shows why trans athletes should be able to compete in women’s sports
10 votes -
Arizona advances bill forcing Apple and Google to allow Fortnite-style alternative payment options
7 votes -
Europeans get ‘right to repair’ for some electrical goods
15 votes -
Facebook is a global mafia
10 votes -
Illinois rep. wants to ban ‘all violent video games’ to curb violence
14 votes -
Spain's new gender bill will allow self-id, without a requirement for medical treatment
20 votes -
Facebook to lift Australia news ban after government agrees to amendments to proposed legislation requiring them to pay publishers
6 votes -
France’s new tech "repairability index" is a big deal
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UK Supreme Court rules that Uber drivers are workers, not self-employed
31 votes -
Return of medals to LGBT+ veterans in the UK
9 votes -
Joe Manchin's bid to pierce US tech's shield
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The Black, queer, gender-nonbinary lawyer who inspired Ruth Bader Ginsburg
8 votes -
Denmark sermons law could stifle free worship, warns Church of England bishop – Robert Innes says proposed translation law could affect religious freedoms across Europe
13 votes -
As the father of a trans man, I fear for the consequences of this cruel judgement
17 votes -
Near-total abortion ban takes effect in Poland amid protests
11 votes -
How the Wolf of Wall Street created the internet
8 votes -
AWS announces they will create and maintain an Apache-licensed fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana
20 votes -
Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia
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All a gig-economy pioneer had to do was “politely disagree” it was violating US Federal law and the Labor Department walked away
8 votes -
The rise and fall of Roe v. Wade
Part 1 (55 minutes): The hosts take on one of the Supreme Court’s most famous decisions, Roe v. Wade. In this first episode of a two-part series, they look at the legal and factual origins of Roe...
Part 1 (55 minutes):
The hosts take on one of the Supreme Court’s most famous decisions, Roe v. Wade. In this first episode of a two-part series, they look at the legal and factual origins of Roe v. Wade. They also discuss how Roe was weaponized by the conservative legal movement to rally against an interpretation of the Constitution that allows for flexibility in favor of a far more rigid approach.
Part 2 (61 minutes):
In the second part of a two-episode series on abortion rights, the hosts discuss Planned Parenthood v. Casey, a 1992 case in which the Supreme Court made it easier for states to restrict abortion access so long as abortion regulations don’t create an “undue burden.” The vague standard set lawmakers on a new path of attacking abortion access and fueled anti-abortion groups’ efforts to spread stigma and misinformation, setting up Roe v. Wade for a death by a thousand cuts.
(it's impossible to link to podcasts in a simple or easy way...if anyone has a better way of doing this I'm all ears...)
5-4 (pronounced "five to four", as in the vote total of a closely-divided court case from 9 justices) is one of my favorite podcasts. It's lawyers dissecting Supreme Court cases in a way that is very understandable to non-lawyers, from an explicitly and unabashedly left-wing perspective.
This is an extremely informative primer on the entire arc of abortion rights in the US, from the actual case everyone has heard of (Roe v Wade in the 1970s) to the case in the 1990s that actually superseded Roe and a case from last year that was seen as a victory because it upheld a previous case but it also contained a poison pill that significantly weakened that precedent.
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Power struggle: The most quietly innovative thing that emerged from the latter half of the 1990s was the on-battery power meter. It was the subject of a complex patent battle.
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European Court of Human Rights upholds rights to self-determination around gender
@Paul Johnson: Very important trans rights case in ECtHR today. The case concerns the situation of two trans people who were refused recognition of their gender identities because they had not undergone gender reassignment surgery.The Court held this to be a violation of the ECHR (Art 8). pic.twitter.com/9bUvYg156L
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Russia may fine citizens who use SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service
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What's your opinion on the concept of US Supreme Court packing and/or term limits?
For those not aware, packing the court in this context refers to expanding the size of the U.S. Supreme Court so that whoever's in power can nominate judges they prefer to the newly-created seats,...
For those not aware, packing the court in this context refers to expanding the size of the U.S. Supreme Court so that whoever's in power can nominate judges they prefer to the newly-created seats, thereby creating a favorable majority for them where there might not have been one previously. It was attempted once in 1937, but failed, and has not been attempted since.
As for term limits, Supreme Court justices have none; the position is for life. The reasoning for this is primarily so that they can't be influenced as easily for political gain, as they've already achieved the final step in their careers.
Personally, the concept of court-packing has worried me no matter who does it, because from what I can tell (though granted I've not researched this), the Supreme Court has thus far done a decent job of avoiding partisanship; I'm concerned packing the courts would damage this precedent. I do believe that term limits could work, though I suspect they'd require a clause prohibiting justices from holding any jobs after their term expires, lest they become politically influenced by down-the-line job offers.
That said, what's your take?
(By the way, CGP Grey has a great video on some parts of the Supreme Court if you're interested in learning more about it)
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Twitter should immediately and permanently ban Trump
16 votes