US President Joe Biden signs historic order moving prosecution of US military sexual assault outside chain of command ~news usa law crime politics Article 133 votes
US Supreme Court strikes down President Biden's student loan forgiveness: Now what? ~finance Article 1008 words 117 votes
US Supreme Court strikes down race-based admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina ~life education.higher Article 654 words 85 votes
US President Joe Biden pardons thousands on federal marijuana charges, commutes others ~news usa law politics Article 77 words 79 votes
France passes bill to allow police to remotely activate phone camera, microphone, and GPS, in order to spy on people ~tech privacy Article 312 words 79 votes
The US GOP doesn’t want to punish trans people—it wants to eradicate them ~lgbt transgender Article 1405 words 77 votes
California says restaurants must bake all of their add-on fees into menu prices ~finance business Article 1672 words 75 votes
Supreme Court rules 5-4 against Navajo Nation, stating that United States has no "duty" to "supply tribes with adequate water" ~news usa law.constitutional Article 562 words 73 votes
Germany legalizes recreational cannabis use ~news germany politics law Article 432 words, published Feb 23 2024 72 votes
Two prominent conservative law professors write article arguing Donald Trump ineligible to run for US President under 14th amendment ~misc politics Article 1064 words 72 votes
Apple threatens to pull FaceTime and iMessage in the UK over proposed surveillance law changes ~tech apple privacy security Article 380 words 71 votes
Apple formally endorses right to repair US legislation after spending millions fighting it ~tech apple Article 817 words 67 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
US FDA recommends easing restrictions on marijuana ~news usa politics law crime Article 1181 words 62 votes
Reddit moderators of r/law and r/scotus filed an amicus brief in US Supreme Court first amendment case Moody v NetChoice LLC ~tech social media PDF 62 votes
Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; states can ban abortion ~health healthcare Article 1308 words 61 votes
US Supreme Court accepts case challenging Donald Trump's eligibility to run for president based on the 14th amendment and the January 6 capitol riot ~misc politics Article 685 words 60 votes
US President Joe Biden is still trying to forgive student debt in ‘a very direct confrontation’ with US Supreme Court, expert says ~finance Article 59 votes
Los Angeles is exploring banning cashless businesses, following the example of New York City, Philadelphia, Massachusetts, Colorado, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Washington, DC ~finance business.small Link 59 votes
France becomes the first country in the world to guarantee abortion as a constitutional right ~health Article 270 words 58 votes
Asked to do something illegal at work? Here’s what these software engineers did ~comp Article 2249 words 58 votes
A right-wing sheriffs group that challenges federal law is gaining acceptance across many regions of the US ~news usa politics law Article 1536 words 58 votes
US Supreme Court grants federal job protections to gay, lesbian, transgender workers ~lgbt Article 514 words 57 votes
US Supreme Court says First Amendment entitles web designer to refuse to do gay weddings ~lgbt Article 490 words 56 votes
Does “and” mean “and”? Or “or”? The US Supreme Court will decide. ~humanities.languages Article 1682 words 53 votes
Traffic cop sues city over ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ cards for NYPD friends and family ~news usa.ny.nyc law Article 999 words 52 votes
A Japanese court rules it's unconstitutional to require surgery for a change of gender on documents ~lgbt transgender Article 450 words 51 votes
Canada demands Facebook lift news ban to allow wildfire info sharing ~tech facebook social media Article 228 words 51 votes
US District Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials ~books libraries Article 277 words 50 votes
US state supreme courts were once dominated by Democrats. A concerted effort by right-wing groups has changed that - with massive implications for abortion, LGBTQ+ rights and elections. ~misc politics Article 5397 words, published Jul 24 2023 49 votes
Supreme Court, under pressure, issues non-binding ethics code for justices, without mechanisms for enforcement ~news law usa Article 1770 words 48 votes
Europe’s controversial overhaul of online copyright receives final approval ~tech internet Article 373 words 48 votes
ChatGPT provides false information about people, and OpenAI can’t correct it ~tech Article 747 words 47 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
Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision ~enviro climate change Article 860 words 46 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
California public school students will learn about labor rights under first-of-its-kind law ~life education work Article 635 words, published Oct 3 2023 44 votes
Florida bill allowing radioactive roads made of potentially cancer-causing mining waste signed by Ron DeSantis ~transport Article 1022 words 43 votes
Rudy Giuliani says US President probably can pardon himself ~news usa politics law Article 820 words 43 votes