Ph. There are certain situations in which the military should not fall in line. Bo Zaunders/Corbis Documentary via Getty Images Charli Carpenter, UMass Amherst and Geraldine Santoso, UMass Amherst As the Trump administration carries out what many observers say are illegal military strikes against vessels in the Caribbean allegedly smuggling drugs, six Democratic
Oatawa / Shutterstock Francisco J. Pérez Latre, Universidad de Navarra Disinformation, AI-generated content and fake news pose a serious threat to our democratic processes. With half of the world’s population taking part in more than 80 national elections in 2024 – including European elections in June – independent and trustworthy media outlets are
In the hallowed halls of justice, where centuries-old traditions and precedents have long held sway, a quiet revolution is underway. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has penetrated the legal world, promising both new opportunities and daunting challenges. As the legal profession grapples with this technological disruption, it becomes imperative to explore the profound implications that
by Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota ReformerJanuary 25, 2023 This week the state Senate plans to take up a bill that will codify stronger protections for abortion and other reproductive health care rights into state law. The bill has already passed the House, and is considered a top legislative priority for the new DFL trifecta
Proposed legislation would dramatically change New Mexico’s principal oil and gas law. Three bills proposed for the New Mexico legislative session would shift the state’s focus on the oil and gas industry by emphasizing public safety and environmental protections, denying permits and increasing penalties for companies in violation of the law, and making
Some rivers and lakes wouldn’t be swimmable today without this critical law. But it could use a refresh to help meet our current challenges. The Clean Water Act came to life the same year I did, kicking and screaming and full of promise. Now we’re both turning 50 — me and the law
BLANTRYE, MALAWI – Malawi’s government has moved to implement the Access to Information law. The approval came four years after the law was passed by the country’s parliament. This follows the official publication of the law Friday by the information minister. A regional media watchdog welcomed the move but warned the government against
Britain s National Health Service has given secretive U.S. tech firm Palantir access to private personal data of millions of British citizens, according to a contract published online. The NHS health records that Palantir has access to can include a patient s name, age, address, health conditions, treatments and medicines, allergies, tests, scans,
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said states can require presidential electors to cast their votes for their party’s candidate that won the state’s popular vote, upholding state laws that punish so-called “faithless electors” who break their pledge and vote for a candidate other than the one who won the state’s popular
America’s top diplomat in Hong Kong on Monday said the use of a new national security law widely seen as eroding the autonomy of the city was a “tragedy.” “Using the national security law to erode fundamental freedoms and to create an atmosphere of coercion and self-censorship is a tragedy for Hong Kong,”