The European Commission announced preliminary findings Monday that social media company Meta was in violation of the Digital Markets Act over its “pay or consent” advertising model. Meta, Facebook’s parent company, introduced a new option for EU Facebook and Instagram users to choose between a paid ad-free version or free alternative with personalized ads in [...]
A coalition of Louisiana parents and civil rights organizations has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the new state law (House Bill 71) that mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, saying it violates the First Amendment by imposing religious beliefs on students. The bill was signed into law on June [...]
The Delaware General Assembly on Sunday passed a constitutional amendment proposal restructuring the Delaware bail system. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 11 passed in the Delaware House of Representatives by 32 – 8 after it passed the Delaware Senate unanimously. The proposed constitutional amendment amends Article 1, Section 12 of the Delaware Constitution. The [...]
In a split decision, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that former US presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for actions taken within their constitutional purview, thus clearing a path for Donald Trump to challenge a federal indictment accusing him of conspiring to sabotage the 2020 elections. The case, US v. Trump, centers on the former [...]
Two days of UN-organized talks on the situation in Afghanistan began in Doha on Sunday, marking the first time the Taliban was present. Human rights activists expressed anger and concern over the decision to exclude women from the meeting and to consider the Taliban as the representatives of the country, despite their lack of recognition [...]
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that it took control of two settlements located in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region. In a brief daily update on Telegram, the Ministry announced the capture of Spirne and Novoaleksandrovka, which the Russian government recognizes as part of the Donetsk People’s Republic. Ukraine’s military has not confirmed this [...]
The Ecuadorian State Attorney’s General Office announced Sunday that a national judge granted prosecutor Diana Salazar’s request and ordered the preventative detention of 14 defendants in a case related to alleged bribery and organized crime. The judge also ordered house arrest and the use of electronic devices for two elderly individuals, as well as preventative [...]
Turkish police on Sunday raided the Pride Parade in Istanbul, detaining at least 15 people for participating in a banned LGBTQ+ rally, according to accounts from participants and witness testimony to Reuters. Turkish police blocked metro stations and obstructed traffic on the primary roads in central European Istanbul. In response, the demonstrators held their rally on [...]
The Texas Supreme Court upheld a statutory ban on gender-affirming care for minors on Friday. The plaintiffs are parents whose children are taking or intend to take gender-affirming care, licensed Texas physicians, and LGBTQ+ rights advocate groups. The defendants were various Texas officials and governmental bodies. The trial court granted the plaintiffs a temporary injunction [...]
Bolivian authorities transferred General Juan José Zuñiga on Saturday to the maximum security El Abra prison as part of an ongoing investigation into his alleged leadership of a failed coup attempt against President Luis Arce’s government, Director of the Penitentiary System Juan Carlos Limpias told local media. Limpias said that prisoners at Chonchorro, where Zuñiga [...]
