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Content Warning – This piece discusses law and policy around child sexual assault. India witnessed yet another episode of toxic masculinity and a predominant rape culture thriving with the youth of the country, and not just the illiterate or disadvantaged, but educated, young children. Yes. On Sunday, certain screenshots of a chat group on the [...]

The German Cabinet on Wednesday approved a bill that would require major social media platforms to report hate speech to the police. Under the current legislation, the 2018 Network Enforcement Act (NetzDG), platforms such as Facebook are obliged to remove illegal content within 24 hours, otherwise they would be faced with fines up to 50 [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday ordered the release of a man held in jail for four years for civil contempt. Francis Rawls was incarcerated in 2015 for failing to provide the passwords to electronic devices in compliance with a decryption order. The US District Court for the Eastern District [...]

The Court of Appeal for Ontario overturned two separate cases Tuesday, citing improper police procedures. The first of these cases was heard in October. It was brought by Peter James McSweeney appealing convictions for possession and distribution of child pornography. McSweeney contended that the trial judge improperly admitted evidence of statements he made before and [...]

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled on Wednesday that defendants cannot be compelled to provide the passwords of their computers to law enforcement officials. The court ruled that this compulsion violates the self-incrimination clause of the Fifth Amendment. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania brought distribution of child pornography charges against the appellant. The Office of the [...]

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a mandatory minimum sentence issued at revocation of supervised release based on a new crime without a jury trial is unconstitutional. United States v. Haymond addresses the case of Andre Haymond, who was originally convicted on charges of possessing child pornography. Haymond served 38 months in prison and [...]

A court in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu has directed the government to ban a popular smartphone video app known as “TikTok,” ruling that the app was “encouraging pornography.” Wednesday’s order also tells the media to refrain from telecasting videos made using the app. The Madurai-based bench of the Madras High Court comprising judges [...]

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two cases involving a federal statute that imposes reimprisonment for violations of supervised release terms. The first, US v. Haymond, asks the court whether a federal law requiring persons convicted of certain crimes and who violated their supervised release terms to return to prison is [...]

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently launched an investigation into the Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. The central focus of the inquiry seeks to determine whether there have been violations of federal child sex-crimes and related crimes among Church leaders. This investigation raises a number of critical issues, including the potential impacts on American law and [...]

The Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases Friday. In Return Mail v. US Postal Service the court will review whether the government is a “person” that can proceed under the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act. The act permits a “person” who has been sued for patent infringement to challenge the validity of the patent through the [...]