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Bosnian officials challenge separatist laws before top court as tensions soar
Bosnian officials are challenging a set of laws barring the state judiciary and police from operating in the part of the country controlled by the Bosnian Serbs, legislation that has fueled ...ABC News - 8h -
Senegal has signed a deal with separatist rebels
Senegal’s government has signed an agreement with separatist rebels to bring peace in its southern region, where an armed rebellion has been raging for over 40 years over calls for independenceABC News - 6d -
Pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president Dodik sentenced for separatist actions
Milorad Dodik says he will not accept any conviction after his repeated calls for Serb-run part of Bosnia to join Serbia. A court in Bosnia has sentenced the pro-Russia Bosnian Serb president, ...The Guardian - Feb. 26 -
U.S. lauds Kurdish leader's call for Turkey's PKK separatists to disarm
The PKK's decades-long Kurdish insurgency in Turkey has killed tens of thousands of people. Now its long-time leader says it's time to end the fight.CBS News - 6d -
A court in Bosnia sentences separatist Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik to 1 year in prison
A court in Bosnia has sentenced separatist Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik to one year in prison and banned him from politics for six years because of his unconstitutional actionsABC News - Feb. 26 -
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The Watergate-Inspired Law That’s Being Used to Fight DOGE
Here's how the 1974 Privacy Act is being used in legal battles against DOGE—and how you can protect yourself from government surveillance.Wired - Feb. 20 -
Trump Claims Power to Fire Administrative Law Judges at Will
The Justice Department said a law protecting the officials from arbitrary removal is an unconstitutional intrusion on presidential authority.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
New law to tackle goalkeeper time-wasting approved
A goalkeeper holding the ball for more than eight seconds will be punished with a corner for the opposition from this summer.BBC News - 5d -
The EU law that’s threatening to up-end the antiquities market
New rules designed to combat terrorism risk consigning artefacts to legal purgatoryFinancial Times - 1d -
It’s in the interest of US business to stand up for the rule of law
Executives should not rely on the markets to persuade the Trump administration to change courseFinancial Times - 6h -
What to know about the key laws being invoked in Trump legal challenges
Many of the dozens of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's actions hinge on alleged violations of decades-old federal laws.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Donald Trump halting anti-bribery laws will harm, not help US companies
President’s order means a race to the bottom rigged against US, argues anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International. Bribery is not a victimless crime. Stories listing the amount paid or the ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Vance criticizes Germany's free speech laws in remarks to conservatives
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has criticized Germany’s free speech laws during an appearance at a conservative gathering outside WashingtonABC News - Feb. 21 -
'We are the federal law': Trump, Maine governor clash over transgender athletes
President Trump and Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills briefly quarreled Friday at a National Governors Association session at the White House after Trump told a meeting of Republican governors he ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Justice Department shuts down federal law enforcement misconduct tracker
The database allowed federal law enforcement agencies to privately search for information on a new hire or officer within their ranks.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Special counsel determines some probationary layoffs violate law, asks for intervention
The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) has determined that six probationary employees were improperly terminated, asking an employment body to intervene and temporarily bar the removals in a ...The Hill - Feb. 24 -
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‘The forests are going up in flames – so is the rule of law’: Argentina’s climate of fear
Wildfires are devastating Patagonia. In response, Argentinian authorities are removing environmental protections and raiding Indigenous communities. Soraya Maicoñio lives in Mallín Ahogado, a rural ...The Guardian - Feb. 26 -
Trump threatens lawsuits, 'NICE NEW LAW' over anonymous sources in books
President Trump on Wednesday threatened lawsuits against authors who use anonymous sources in books about him or his allies, calling them defamatory and dishonest. Trump also teased that a new law ...The Hill - Feb. 26 -
My Mother-in-Law Wants to Be in the Delivery Room With Me. Help!
A reader asks for help setting boundaries with her husband’s mother, who has floated the idea of a lengthy stay with the couple after the arrival of their firstborn.The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
Arizona laws ordering citizenship proof struck down by appeals court
A federal appeals court struck down provisions in two Arizona voting laws that sought to increase proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration.NBC News - 6d -
GOP senator on Ocasio-Cortez: 'Sure seemed like she's violating the law'
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said Monday that it “sure seemed” as though Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) violated the law when she hosted a webinar to inform immigrants of their rights in ...The Hill - 2d -
How small can the Education Department get without Congress changing the law?
President Trump's dream of closing the Department of Education is impossible without Congress, but that doesn’t mean he has no power to shrink or weaken the federal agency. While some functions of ...The Hill - 1d -
Revealed: how Wall Street is making millions betting against green laws
Guardian analysis finds fossil-fuel and mining firms have won $92bn of public money from states, with a growing number of cases backed by financial speculators. Read more: Fearing toxic waste, ...The Guardian - 1d -
Kremlin says a 2022 Ukrainian law bans Zelenskyy from talks with Putin
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says a Ukrainian decree from 2022 ruling out negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin raises the question of who could sit at the table in potential peace ...ABC News - 1d -
Utah becomes first state to pass app store age verification law
Utah passed a bill on Wednesday that will require app stores to verify users' ages and receive parental consent for minors to download applications, making the Beehive State the first in the ...The Hill - 5h -
Minister threatens law change after 'two-tier' sentencing row
From April, an offender's ethnicity or faith will be a bigger factor in deciding whether to jail them.BBC News - 4h -
Democracy's new danger zone: impeaching judges for upholding the law
This represents a profound threat to judicial independence that should concern everyone, regardless of political affiliation.The Hill - 3h -
Trump Administration Says Maine Broke Law by Allowing Transgender Athletes on Teams
After issuing an executive order barring transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports last month, President Trump targeted the state for scrutiny.The New York Times - 2h -
Wyoming lawmakers override veto on law requiring ultrasound for pill abortions
Women trying to get the abortion pill in Wyoming now need to undergo an ultrasound after state lawmakers overrode the governor’s earlier veto of a bill requiring the procedure. Wyoming Gov. Mark ...The Hill - 1h -
Top HHS spokesperson quits
A top spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) who served during President Trump's first administration announced his abrupt resignation just weeks after being sworn in to ...The Hill - 3d -
'Stuck' in place: Author traces America's mobility crisis to a Modesto law enacted in 1885
In his insightful book about America's housing crisis, Yoni Appelbaum argues that more than a century of restrictive legislation has left so many stuck, unable to pursue opportunity.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 19 -
The key global issue is not the clash of north and south: it’s who supports international law and who doesn’t | Jean-Noël Barrot
We say the defining question is this: do nations work for peace and order or embrace the notion of power by force?. Jean-Noël Barrot is the foreign minister of France We are being told that the ...The Guardian - Feb. 20 -
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Supreme Court rejects challenges to abortion clinic 'buffer zone' laws that restrict protesters
The Supreme Court declined to consider overturning a 24-year-old precedent that upheld "buffer zone" laws limiting how close protesters can get to abortion clinic entrances.NBC News - Feb. 24 -
Inadequate information released after Southport attack by authorities, says terror law reviewer
Quality and quantity of information from authorities after attack was inadequate, according to Jonathan Hall KC.BBC News - Feb. 24 -
Supreme Court declines to take up challenge to Tennessee law restricting drag shows
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a Tennessee law restricting some drag performances, allowing the first-in-the-nation law to remain largely intact. In a brief, unsigned ...The Hill - Feb. 24
