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Australia becomes first country to ban social media for under-16s with landmark law; Oppn says, ‘Will cut off LGBTQI’
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Australia becomes first country to ban social media for under-16s with landmark law; Oppn says, ‘Will cut off LGBTQI’

Live Mint  

Australia has become the first country to ban children under 16 from using social media, as the country's senate passed a law regarding the same, reported AP. “The social media ban legislation has been released and passed within a week and, as a result, no one can confidently explain how it will work in practice – the community and platforms …

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Thousands of voter challenges rejected in Georgia over faulty data
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands of voter challenges rejected in Georgia over faulty data

Raw Story  

A Georgia county election board rejected a wave of voter challenges filed under the state's new election law. Williams has previously challenged thousands of registrations using the database to find voters without an identifiable address, and the state's Republican legislature passed a new law that went into effect July 1 to give private citizens even more power to challenge voter …

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What is the newly passed ‘Russia law’ that has divided people in Georgia for months?
7 months, 1 week ago

What is the newly passed ‘Russia law’ that has divided people in Georgia for months?

Associated Press  

Georgia’s parliament has passed a law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union. Riot police block a street to prevent demonstrators during an opposition protest against “the Russian law” near the Parliament building in the center of Tbilisi, Georgia, Tuesday, May 14, 2024. The governing party says the law …

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What is CAA? All you need to know about the Citizenship Amendment Act
9 months, 2 weeks ago

What is CAA? All you need to know about the Citizenship Amendment Act

Hindustan Times  

The Central government has notified the rules for the Citizenship Act, 2019. This came weeks after union home minister Amit Shah said the law, which was passed in 2019, would be implemented before the Lok Sabha elections. The Citizenship Amendment Act notification came weeks after Union home minister Amit Shah said the law, which was passed in 2019, would be …

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Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings. Some say more is needed after Lewiston killings
1 year, 1 month ago

Maine passed a law to try to prevent mass shootings. Some say more is needed after Lewiston killings

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — Barely four years before a gunman’s deadly rampage in Maine, a state that is staunchly protective of gun rights, the governor signed a law aimed at preventing a mass shooting like the one Wednesday night that claimed at least 18 lives. In a sign of the pro-Second Amendment mindset in Maine, a gun-rights group helped write the …

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Boy, 12, with epilepsy says it's 'surreal to have my name in the law books' after he won campaign against trolls who targeted him with flashing images
1 year, 3 months ago

Boy, 12, with epilepsy says it's 'surreal to have my name in the law books' after he won campaign against trolls who targeted him with flashing images

Daily Mail  

A 12-year-old boy with epilepsy welcomed an anti-trolling law passed in his name after bullies maliciously sent flashing images to epilepsy sufferers to cause seizures. Zach Eagling, from Liversedge, West Yorkshire, joined Holly Willoughby and Ben Shephard on This Morning to explain Zach's Law, which means it is now illegal for trolls to send flashing images to epilepsy sufferers. Zach …

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California lawmakers vote to become first state to ban caste-based discrimination
1 year, 3 months ago

California lawmakers vote to become first state to ban caste-based discrimination

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers on Tuesday voted to outlaw discrimination based on caste, adding protections for people of South Asian descent who say they have been left out of traditional American safeguards for fairness in employment and housing. Tuesday, the state Senate voted 31-5 to approve a bill that would redefine “ancestry” to include “lineal descent, heritage, parentage, caste, …

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A new anti-gay law in Uganda calls for life in prison for those who are convicted
1 year, 6 months ago

A new anti-gay law in Uganda calls for life in prison for those who are convicted

NPR  

A new anti-gay law in Uganda calls for life in prison for those who are convicted Enlarge this image toggle caption ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP via Getty Images ISAAC KASAMANI/AFP via Getty Images Uganda has passed one of the world's toughest anti-gay laws that calls for life imprisonment for anyone convicted of homosexuality. Sponsor Message In a statement, President Biden called the …

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After Times investigation, law passed to force California to clear pot convictions faster
2 years, 3 months ago

After Times investigation, law passed to force California to clear pot convictions faster

LA Times  

Assemblymember Mia Bonta, middle, walks to a podium to speak between Gov. “It is unimaginable and unacceptable that years after we legalized cannabis, Californians are still waiting to get their records cleared,” the bill’s author, Assemblymember Mia Bonta, said in a statement. “We have a moral obligation to get this right.” The new law gives the courts a deadline of …

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S.31 Domestic Violence Act | Taking Cognizance & Imposing Penalty On Same Day Is Unknown To Law: Jharkhand High Court
2 years, 9 months ago

S.31 Domestic Violence Act | Taking Cognizance & Imposing Penalty On Same Day Is Unknown To Law: Jharkhand High Court

Live Law  

Hearing a matter arising out of Section 31 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, the Jharkhand High Court held that taking cognizance, holding a person guilty and imposing penalty, all on the same day, is unknown to the law. Quashing one such impugned order, Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi noted that the condition precedent of Section 31 of …

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'Law Secretary Can't Discharge Quasi-Judicial Functions' : HP High Court Directs State To Constitute State Transport Appellate Tribunal Within A Month
3 years ago

'Law Secretary Can't Discharge Quasi-Judicial Functions' : HP High Court Directs State To Constitute State Transport Appellate Tribunal Within A Month

Live Law  

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to constitute an independent State Transport Appellate Tribunal within a month as per Section 89 of the Motor Vehicles Act within a month.A bench comprising Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Sabina directed the State Government to notify the constitution of the Tribunal within one month and also provide the. …

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Senate backs bill to allow guns to be carried without permit
3 years, 1 month ago

Senate backs bill to allow guns to be carried without permit

Associated Press  

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s state Senate on Tuesday approved two veto-bound firearms bills, including one to allow people to carry a loaded gun openly or concealed, without a permit, and another to punish municipalities that impose firearms ordinances that are stricter than state law. “The Second Amendment doesn’t say anything about restrictions on our right to bear arms.” Debate became …

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Libya parliament adopts law on legislative elections
3 years, 2 months ago

Libya parliament adopts law on legislative elections

Al Jazeera  

The new law comes before a planned national vote set for December 24 under a UN-led peace process for Libya. Libya’s parliament on Monday passed a law on legislative elections, its spokesman said, before a planned national vote set for December 24 under a UN-led peace process. The legislature “passed a law on elections to the House of Representatives during …

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Noem threatens veto for lawmakers’ pot legalization push
3 years, 10 months ago

Noem threatens veto for lawmakers’ pot legalization push

Associated Press  

PIERRE — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said Thursday she would likely veto any bills that allow recreational marijuana use this year, despite some GOP lawmakers weighing whether to move forward with legalization. A circuit court judge ruled Monday that a constitutional amendment passed by voters to legalize recreational marijuana would have violated the state’s constitution. But Noem remains an …

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'I Personally Don't Approve of Conversions': Rajnath Singh on Why UP, MP 'Love Jihad' Law is Needed
3 years, 11 months ago

'I Personally Don't Approve of Conversions': Rajnath Singh on Why UP, MP 'Love Jihad' Law is Needed

News 18  

Lending his support to the ‘love jihad’ law, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that those governments who have passed the ordinances have considered misdoings like “mass, forceful conversion for marriage” as “Muslims can’t marry someone from another faith”. The UP government has been given a letter — signed by 104 former IAS officers, including former National Security Adviser …

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Enact laws to override Centre's farm sector legislations, Congress urges party-ruled states
4 years, 2 months ago

Enact laws to override Centre's farm sector legislations, Congress urges party-ruled states

Firstpost  

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday gave assent to three contentious farm bills passed by Parliament last week. New Delhi: The Congress on Monday asked states under its rule to enact legislations to bypass the three Central farm-related laws that have triggered protests by farmers in some parts of the country. “Congress President has advised the Congress-ruled states to explore …

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[Breaking] Karnataka HC Stays 25% Domicile Reservation For Karnataka Students In NLSIU
4 years, 3 months ago

[Breaking] Karnataka HC Stays 25% Domicile Reservation For Karnataka Students In NLSIU

Live Law  

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday passed an interim order to stay the National Law School of India University Amendment Act 2020 passed by the Karnataka Assembly to grant 25% domicile reservation to Karnataka students in NLSIU, Bengaluru.The court has also stayed the 5 percent concession on the cut-off score in the admission test to students of Karnataka which …

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