California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices ~finance business Article 1672 words 20 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 37 votes
US to require automatic emergency braking on new vehicles in five years ~transport Article 839 words 42 votes
Illinois Democrats speedily change candidate law; Republicans call measure ‘election interference,' "undemocratic" ~news usa.il politics law Article 622 words 14 votes
Georgia rocked by protests as government pushes Vladimir Putin-style ‘foreign agent’ bill ~news georgia russia politics law Article 26 votes
The existence of a Roma police register is shocking but not surprising. It is directly linked to Norway's long history of antigypsyism. ~life Article 1648 words 16 votes
7,000 Maui short-term rentals could be eliminated under new county bill ~life housing Article 691 words 20 votes
Denmark to liberalize its abortion law to allow the procedure until eighteenth week of pregnancy ~health Article 598 words 22 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
US Supreme Court leaves in place a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify users' ages ~tech internet Article 217 words 33 votes
Opinion: The many US campaign finance violations divulged in Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal trial ~misc politics Article 1154 words 25 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
Ireland plans to send asylum seekers back to UK under emergency law ~news ireland united kingdom politics rwanda crime law.emergency Article 588 words 14 votes
Free Companies: The age of mercenary companies ~humanities.history Video 18:17, published Apr 14 2024 7 votes
Ronald Reagan-era emergency health care law is the next abortion flashpoint at the US Supreme Court ~health Article 358 words 18 votes
Key moments from landmark US Supreme Court arguments on Donald Trump’s immunity claims ~news usa politics law Article 1350 words 35 votes
UK asylum seekers will be deported to Rwanda ~news united kingdom politics law rwanda Article 144 words 18 votes
American non-compete clauses could become a thing of the past thanks to a new ruling ~life work Video 11:43 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
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
US court bans three dicamba based weedkillers and finds EPA broke law in approval process ~enviro Article 994 words 24 votes
Megathread - Update on state court cases challenging legality of Donald Trump candidacy under the 14th amendment section 3 of the US constitution ~misc politics Article 347 words 45 votes
Secretive US right wing advocacy group promotes model legislation to limit public nuisance claims like those responsible for tobacco and opioid verdicts ~misc politics Article 1021 words 18 votes
"By all means, go after big tech. But for the love of the next generation, don’t pretend that it’s going to help vulnerable youth." ~tech social media Article 3142 words 33 votes
Florida official letter: "Misrepresenting" gender on drivers licenses is fraud, changes now banned ~lgbt transgender Article 630 words 40 votes
Detroit’s LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce is helping create a business renaissance ~lgbt Article 647 words 10 votes
US companies including Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Starbucks are using new legal playbook against unions, experts say ~finance business Article 1790 words 30 votes
Feminism versus multiculturalism [an argument against feminism and multiculturalism being 'incompatible'] ~humanities PDF 5 votes
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