Santa Clara, CAAs federal action stalls, states are stepping in — and plaintiffs’ attorneys are taking note. California and Washington are tightening the grip on chemical hair relaxers, and other states aren’t... Read more »
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule that bans creditors from obtaining or using medical debt information for credit eligibility determinations and prohibits consumer reporting agencies from including medical... Read more »
The German state of Bavaria banned Tuesday the use of “gender-sensitive” language in schools and universities. Ministers expressed that while they want to uphold gender equality in language, the use of symbols... Read more »
Bulgarian authorities announced Monday that they had imposed an entry ban on two Russian nationals, alleging that they had set up false identities in order to engage in espionage. In the statement,... Read more »
Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) banned opposition politician Boris Nadezhdin on Thursday from the upcoming presidential election ballot. The commission made its decision after invalidating more than 9,000 signatures of support, leaving... Read more »
The Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday banned the separatist party Tehreek-e-Hurriayt (TeH) Jammu and Kashmir as an “unlawful association” under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) for five... Read more »
At a press conference Tuesday, the Vice Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced that planned protests against the electoral commission (CENI) would not be permitted. The protest, which... Read more »
The New York City Council moved to largely ban solitary confinement in city jails in a 39-7 vote Wednesday and also added new restrictions on other safety management tactics. The council’s newly... Read more »
US District Judge Cormac J. Carney issued a preliminary injunction on Wednesday blocking a California law that prohibits concealed carry permit holders from carrying firearms in most public places. The case is... Read more »
Twenty dangerous drugs, including fifteen new synthetic opioids, will be banned to protect people in the United Kingdom from overdoses and drug related deaths, according to a press release from the country’s... Read more »