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The US Supreme Court on Monday closed the door on two separate lawsuits alleging that former president Donald Trump violated the “emoluments clauses” of the US Constitution by financially benefiting from his properties in New York and Washington while in political office. The court, in a series of short orders, found the cases to be [...]

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The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Saturday issued notices to Google and Wikipedia for “disseminating sacrilegious content” through their platforms. According to the authority, these websites are hosting misleading content about the present khalifa (spiritual head) of Islam. The searches on these platforms show the current leader of the Ahmadiyya community as the “present khalifa [...]

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Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), the former astronaut and rising political star, was sworn in December 2, marking the end of an astonishingly long period (two years plus three months) during which the people of Arizona were deprived of their constitutional right to elect one of their two U.S. senators. It is an outrage that it [...]

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On July 29th, 2020, the Parliament of Turkey passed a controversial bill to regulate content posted on social media platforms, which will come into effect on October 1st, 2020. The bill is expected to have a chilling effect on the freedom of speech and expression within the country. Several human rights groups are viewing it [...]

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The Turkish Parliament ratified a bill Wednesday to regulate social media in the country, with backing from the ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party and its ally Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). The bill requires foreign-based social media websites with more than one million users to appoint representatives based in Turkey to address any concerns that [...]

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The European Court of Justice held on Tuesday that Google does not need to remove personal information upon request from versions of its search engine outside of the EU. “Right to be forgotten” laws, first passed by the EU in 2014 and expanded under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018, allow a person [...]

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The European Parliament on Tuesday approved the new Copyright Directive for online platforms, holding them liable for user uploaded content, except for materials such as memes, GIFs and hyperlinks to news articles. The Directive aims to apply copyright law to the digital age, as well as to ensure that the internet remains a space for freedom [...]

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The Malaysian Parliament passed an Anti-Fake News bill on Monday, outlawing fake news in an effort to prevent corruption. The law seeks to criminalize acts and publications that would deceive the public. Specifically, the : "reating,...

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The Malaysian Parliament proposed a bill Monday meant to combat "fake news," drawing sharp criticism from rights groups such as Amnesty International . The Anti-Fake News Act 2018 defines fake news as "any news, information,...

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JURIST Guest Columnists Christina Pesavento and Ashley Baker, of the Committee for Justice: Thanks to a sex trafficking bill, the Internet's days as the bullhorn of democracy may be limited... In Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1997), Justice John...

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