US federal judge Robert Pratt temporarily blocked the state of Iowa on Monday from enforcing a state law that prohibits public schools from requiring masks. Consequently, school districts may continue to enforce their mask mandates. Earlier this month, the ACLU of Iowa and several parents filed suit in federal court to challenge Iowa’s public school [...]

Second Circuit Judge John Cooper blocked Florida Governor Ron DeSantis from temporarily banning masks in public schools Wednesday. Last week Cooper ruled that DeSantis could not punish local schools for requiring masks. DeSantis appealed the decision and sought to ban masks until a higher court rendered a final decision, but Cooper ruled in favor of [...]

Texas Governor Greg Abbot signed Senate Bill 1 into law on Tuesday placing further restrictions on voting in the state. Before Abbot signed what he refers to as the “Election Integrity Protection Act,” he said: “We must have trust and confidence in our elections. The bill that I am about to sign helps to achieve [...]

The UK children’s digital protection code went into effect on Thursday after its one-year transition period expired. The Age Appropriate Design Code (“the Children’s code”) restricts and monitors online services that are provided to children through apps, games, websites, and other digital service platforms. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), which [...]

Panama legalized medical marijuana use on Monday, joining at least seven other Latin American countries. After a five-year struggle, Panama’s national assembly unanimously passed Bill 153 during the bill’s third debate. Some members of the assembly shared that they were swayed by the initiative’s motto, “for a day without pain.” National Assembly President Crispiano Adames, [...]

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a class action lawsuit on Tuesday to challenge a school district’s authority to require that students and teachers wear masks. The defendants include Columbia Public Schools, the Board of Education for the School District of Columbia, and the Superintendent for Columbia Public Schools. Schmitt said, “We filed this suit [...]

The Dubai government’s media office announced on Sunday that the Dubai Courts have established a specialized money laundering court to thwart financial crimes. The new court was set up within the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeal. Through this specialized court, the Dubai Courts hope to increase “the UAE’s and Dubai’s global [...]

Indiana Court of Appeals sided with Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb on Tuesday allowing him to withdraw the state from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act benefits program. The CARES Act includes three voluntary federal unemployment programs that increase benefits, extend benefit duration, and award benefits to ineligible participants. In May, Governor Holcomb [...]

The Texas Supreme Court imposed temporary stay orders in favor of Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday allowing his executive order banning schools and governmental officials from requiring masks to stand. After a Texas judge granted restraining orders against the mask mandate ban, Abbot filed petitions to challenge the restraining orders, first in the Fifth Court [...]

The US Senate voted  69 to 30 on Tuesday to overwhelmingly pass a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. This infrastructure bill is a historic investment that will improve American roads, highways, bridges, drinking water, and climate resilience. President Joe Biden highlighted that H.R. 3684, or the “INVEST in America Act,” passed with “a vote margin [...]