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WEB1 day ago · The US District Court for the Eastern District of California on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction, blocking a law allowing the subjects of election-related deepfakes to sue the creators for damages. The case concerns California Bill 2839, signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom on September 17.
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WEB4 days ago · September 26, 2024 08:52:45 am. In this commentary, JURIST editor Caspian Rive a law and history honours student at Victoria University of Wellington argues that the New Zealand government should abandon the Treaty Principles Bill before it reaches Parliament. In Aotearoa New Zealand, there is no part of the constitution more wilfully ...
US Supreme Court considers death row inmate’s case after ...
WEB1 day ago · The US Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether the murder conviction of Richard Glossip, a death row inmate in Oklahoma, should be set aside due to a witness having given false testimony in cour...
UK accuses Russia of violating international humanitarian law ...
WEB1 day ago · The UK on Wednesday accused Russia of violating international humanitarian law in its ongoing war against Ukraine, citing UN findings of war crimes including rape, sexual violence, and torture, as well as repeated large-scale attacks on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure. During a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in ...
US states sue TikTok for harming children’s mental health
WEB1 day ago · October 10, 2024 09:58:45 am. A bipartisan group of 14 state attorneys general from across the US have filed a lawsuit against social media platform TikTok Tuesday for harming the mental health of children. The team is co-led by the Attorneys General of New York and California, Letita James and Rob Bonta, respectively. The factual allegations ...
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WEB3 days ago · October 2, 2024 12:48:18 pm. Mech Dara, an award-winning Cambodian journalist was arrested and charged for incitement on Tuesday, leading to widespread concern among international rights groups and media organizations. Dara was taken into custody on Monday by military police at a toll booth near Sihanoukville.
Faux Originalism and Supreme Hypocrisy — Reflections on Day 1 ...
WEB4 days ago · The author, a Constitutional Law scholar, argues that the US Supreme Court's current batch of conservative justices prioritize political outcomes over their purported originalist principles, particularly in high-stakes election-year rulings...