The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Monday unanimously ruled in favor of a preliminary injunction against a Florida law regulating how social media companies moderate content on their platforms. Last May Florida enacted Senate Bill 7072, a bill which applies to social media platforms with annual gross revenues over $100 million or [...]

A sole claimant Tuesday filed a representative action suit against Google and its artificial intelligence (AI) subsidiary DeepMind Technologies in the High Court of Justice of England and Wales for misuse of private information. The misuse arose from a data-sharing arrangement between DeepMind and the Royal Free London National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust. In [...]

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Tuesday remanded a suit by a woman whose job offer was rescinded following a background check which revealed a criminal conviction. In February 2016, Ria Schumacher filed a class-action lawsuit contact center SC Data Center for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The previous year, [...]

The UK Ministry of Justice Wednesday published an independent report on terrorism in prisons and committed to measures to suppress terrorist activity in jails. The 81-page report, prepared by Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation Jonathan Hall QC, is mandated under the Terrorism Act 2006. The report takes note of terror activity supposedly linked to associations formed [...]

Judge William H. Orrick of the US District Court of Northern California Wednesday reduced damages Tesla owed in a workplace racial harassment suit from $137 million to $15 million. Last October, worker Owen Diaz sued Tesla for violating California state law and 42 USC §1981, which guarantees non-discrimination in the making of contracts.  During his [...]

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed concerns Monday over a rise in human rights abuses by government functionaries in India. Speaking at a press conference following the fourth 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue between India and the US, Blinken reflected on the strong diplomatic relations between the two countries, given their position as the “world’s largest [...]

US President Joe Biden Tuesday issued an executive order to improve citizens’ access to healthcare by expanding the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicaid in furtherance of a similar order last year. In January 2021, Biden signed Executive Order 14009 (Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act). The order made it the Biden administration’s policy [...]

The Latvian parliament Thursday voted to ban symbols of military aggression and war crimes from public display, including the letters “Z” and “V” and the Ribbon of Saint George, which are seen as symbols of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. While the existing Law on the Safety of Public Entertainment and Festivity Events (the Law) [...]

The Singapore Court of Appeal Tuesday rejected an appeal against the execution of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam, a Malaysian national who was convicted of illegally importing 42.72 grams of diamorphine in 2009. Nagaenthran’s death penalty arises out of the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA), which provides for the mandatory death penalty in cases involving over 15 grams [...]

The Georgia state Senate voted 33-21 Tuesday to pass a bill preventing large social media companies from blocking users and content on grounds it is discriminatory and violates free expression. Senate Bill 393 seeks to add the Common Carrier Non-Discrimination Act to Title 46 of the Georgia Code, which relates to public utilities and transportation. The bill [...]