Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Law
01/04/2022
Opinion: The Arbitrariness Of Citizenship
It makes sense to expand local voting rights to everyone who lives and pays taxes in a community.
01/01/2022
New California law requires food to be donated, not tossed
Among the 43 new bills that address homelessness, climate change and affordable housing is one that seeks to get organic material out of the state's landfills.
12/11/2021
Jeannie Suk Gersen on the Importance of Due Process
Jeannie Suk Gersen and Yascha Mounk discuss how due process protects the most vulnerable and why it is under threat.
12/06/2021
Wisconsin law to curb rape kit backlog with standardized collection, tracking system
For years, thousands of sexual assault kits sat on the shelves in Wisconsin law enforcement agencies, leaving victims and investigators desperately waiting for crucial data, according to state officials.
11/25/2021
Cosmetic surgery ads aimed at under-18s to be banned in UK
Cosmetic surgery clinics are to be banned from targeting adverts for procedures such as breast enlargement, nose jobs and liposuction at under-18s, in a crackdown by the UK advertising watchdog.
10/31/2021
Philadelphia to become first major US city to ban minor traffic stops to promote equity, curb ‘negative interactions’ with police
Philadelphia will become the first major U.S. city to ban police from making traffic stops for minor violations such as a broken taillight when Mayor Jim Kenney signs City Council-approved legislation as soon as this week.
10/29/2021
Yes, anti-lynching laws are mostly symbolic. That’s what makes them important.
For over a century, the U.S. has failed to formally ban lynching. What does that say about us?
10/07/2021
California is the 1st state to ban ‘stealthing,’ nonconsensual condom removal
California just became the first state in the U.S. to outlaw "stealthing," a slang term for the nonconsensual removal of a condom during sex.
10/08/2021
Global Deal to End Tax Havens Moves Ahead as Nations Back 15% Rate
More than 130 countries agreed to set a minimum tax rate of 15 percent as governments look to end a race to the bottom on corporate taxation.
09/30/2021
‘The Moratorium Saved Us. It Really Did.’
Lakia Higbee thinks she got Covid-19 at the Amazon warehouse near Cleveland where she worked as a picker, filling orders for bleach and cat food and anything else customers wanted.
10/02/2021
The end of vice
All the old vices — from sex to gambling to drugs — are quickly becoming legal, as both society and the criminal justice system rethink their values.
09/28/2021