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A high court in Nairobi on Saturday issued a directive ordering cryptocurrency project Worldcoin and its partners to halt the processing of any new biometric data in Kenya until a pending case against the company is formally heard and adjudicated. This injunction comes in response to a grievance lodged by the Kenya Data Protection Commissioner [...]

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Belarusian law students enrolled at European Humanities University are filing reports with JURIST on current circumstances in Belarus under the constitutionally-disputed presidency of Alexander Lukashenka. Katsiaryna Vasilionak files this dispatch from Vilnius, Lithuania.  During the period of June 23-24, the private military company Wagner, headed by Prigozhin, attempted an armed rebellion in Russia. Alexander Lukashenka [...]

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Following a mass shooting at a mall in Allen, Texas Saturday, lawmakers at all levels of government released statements regarding gun laws and policies. After ordering that the United States flag be flown at half-staff at all public buildings in the nation, President Joe Biden said in a statement: Republic Members of Congress cannot continue [...]

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Colorado Governor Jared Polis Friday signed four gun control bills into law, resulting in a rigid tightening of gun legislation in the state. The bills are aimed at preventing gun violence by raising the minimum age to purchase firearms, imposing a three-day waiting period on firearm purchases, expanding the state’s red flag law, and removing [...]

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Washington state Governor Jay Inslee Tuesday signed House Bill (HB) 1240, prohibiting the sale, manufacture, import and distribution of assault weapons in the state. The ban includes AR-15s, AK-47s and many other kinds of semiautomatic weapons. According to the bill, “ssault weapons are civilian versions of weapons created for the military and are designed to [...]

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UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay Monday announced he is taking legal action against upcoming strike actions organized by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Barclay will apply to the High Court to seek to declare the strike action on May 2 as unlawful for taking place outside of the [...]

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill Monday that eliminates licensing requirements for Florida residents to carry a concealed firearm in most public places. According to the law, citizens of the state who are legally entitled to own guns will be able to carry them without a special permit, and carrying concealed weapons in public [...]

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North Carolina obstetrician and gynaecologist Dr. Amy Bryant Wednesday challenged state laws restricting the prescription and use of medication abortion drug mifepristone. Bryant argues that state laws cannot frustrate the objectives of federal law. As the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) allows the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate medication, Bryant contends [...]

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