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Texas migrant law in limbo after Supreme Court OK
Speed Read The law has been blocked again, mere hours after the Supreme Court allowed the state to arrest migrants
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Texas judge OKs hair-based suspension of Black student
Speed Read The judge said the Houston-area Barbers Hill school district did not violate the state's CROWN Act
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Cyberflashing, fake news and the new crimes in the Online Safety Act
The Explainer UK's first conviction demonstrates scope of controversial law that critics describe as a threat to privacy and free speech
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Last updated
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Is it time to do something about the Insurrection Act?
Today's big question New worries over an old law have prompted calls for legislative change ahead of Trump's potential return to office
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Why the US needs the CROWN Act
The Explainer A Texas lawsuit has renewed discourse over race-based hair discrimination.
By Theara Coleman Published
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Journalists in UK courts: question of transparency?
Under the radar Proposed changes to justice system include excluding reporters from rape and sexual assault trials
By Harriet Marsden Published
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How child safety internet laws could affect us all
Talking Point Critics warn that the laws are subversive tactics aimed at free speech
By Theara Coleman Published
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Oregon lifts ban on drivers pumping their own gas
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By Justin Klawans Published
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Florida construction and agricultural workforces diminished after new immigration law takes effect
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By Catherine Garcia Published
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Should there be a legal obligation to act as a good Samaritan?
Talking Point The moral and political maze of helping strangers in need
By Justin Klawans Published
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Vermont removes residency requirement for assisted suicide law
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By Theara Coleman Published
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New report describes numerous security breaches at the Supreme Court
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By Justin Klawans Published
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What's at stake in the Supreme Court's 303 Creative v. Elenis?
Speed Read The court appears poised to side with a web designer who opposes same-sex marriage.
By Theara Coleman Published
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Scientists call for ocean to be legally treated as a living being
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By Devika Rao Published
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