The government of the Australian state of Tasmania is seeking to ban conversion therapy practices in a recently released draft legislation. The Bill, known as the Justice Miscellaneous (Conversion Practices) Bill 2024,... Read more »
The US Supreme Court refused to block Illinois’ assault weapon and high-capacity magazine ban on Thursday. This decision comes after the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit allowed the ban... Read more »
A Texas judge granted on Thursday a temporary restraining order (TRO) barring the enforcement of the state’s strict abortion bans on a pregnant woman whose fetus was recently diagnosed with a fatal... Read more »
Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Thursday that Israeli settlers from the West Bank would be banned from entering Belgium. This follows the US’s announcement of travel restrictions “targeting individuals and... Read more »
A federal judge ruled on Thursday to temporarily block Montana’s ban on TikTok from coming into effect in the state. In issuing the preliminary injunction, US District Judge Donald Molloy found that... Read more »
An Illinois firearms retailer and a national gun rights group on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for a second time to block a Democratic-backed state ban on assault-style rifles and large... Read more »
India’s Home Ministry on Monday extended a ban against seven Meitei extremist groups that advocate the secession of Manipur, a small state in northeastern India. The ministry, through a notification, listed the... Read more »
A group of Turkish mothers whose children were forcibly disappeared in the 1980s and 90s held a public vigil in Istanbul without police interference Saturday. This marks the first time the “Saturday... Read more »
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a bill that withdraws Russia as a signatory to the global nuclear test ban treaty. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) is an international... Read more »
Following the mass shooting in Maine on Wednesday that left at least 18 people dead, Democratic Rep. Jared Golden has reversed his previous opposition to legislation largely backed by fellow Democrats that... Read more »