Putin Signs ‘Fake News,’ ‘Internet Insults’ Bills Into Law
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a controversial set of bills that make it a crime to “disrespect” the state and spread “fake news” online,...
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Sweden’s first hijab-wearing MP grilled for proposing RACE–based nationwide register
A Swedish lawmaker of Somalian origin has sparked outrage after she put forward the idea of establishing an...
Oregon passes first mandatory rent control law in US
Gov. Kate Brown of Oregon signed the nation's first statewide mandatory rent control measure on Thursday, giving a...
NSA director wants ‘maritime’ law for internet
International partners should embrace a sort of “Law of the Sea” for the internet, the head of the United States National Security Agency now says,...
Pirate Bay Will Soon Be Inaccessible In Singapore As Government Passes New Law
In an ongoing effort to curb online piracy in Singapore, the country has just passed new amendments to...
Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents refuse to register guns under new law
Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents could soon be considered felons by the state if they continue to...
New law makes ‘offending’ Bahrain king punishable by up to 7 years in prison
Offending King Hamad can now result in up to seven years in prison, Bahrain announced Tuesday. The news comes just days before the third anniversary...
Key provision of net-neutrality law struck down by court
Should internet service providers be allowed to restrict access to websites and block certain content from customers depending...
Ford exec apologizes for ‘We know everyone who breaks the law’ remark
Ford’s global vice president in charge of marketing and sales now says the automobile company doesn’t keep a...
Schwarzenegger intends to challenge law and run for president
Actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is working to change the law so he can mount a...
143-year-old law has Washington treading gingerly during shutdown
By Steve Liesman Administration officials now live in fear of a 19th-century law that could get them fired, penalized or even imprisoned if they make...
North Carolina governor signs extensive Voter ID law
By Aaron Blake North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) on Monday signed into law one of the nation’s...
Ready for ‘common sense’ copyright? Finnish parliament to consider crowdsourced IP law
Finland’s parliament will become the first in the world to examine a citizen-drafted copyright law, after an outline...
UK anti-terror law allows border cops to seize phone data with no justification
UK border police can seize mobile phone data from anyone entering Britain without any justification. Under an anti-terror law, authorities can examine personal information and...
Putin signs law banning gay couples from adopting
President Vladimir Putin signed a law Wednesday banning the adoption of children by same-sex couples in Russia and...
Pelosi booed for saying NSA leaker Snowden violated the law!
"The fact is that you should reject any notion that President Obama's actions have anything to do with...
Indefinite Detention Of Americans Survives House Vote
By Michael McAuliff The U.S. House of Representatives voted again Thursday to allow the indefinite military detention of Americans, blocking an amendment that would have...
No One Is Talking About The Insane Law That Lets Authorities Read Any Email Over 180 Days Old
By Erin Fuchs The revelation that the National Security Agency can monitor your every move online shouldn't come...
Critics angered by new Canada law making it illegal to wear a mask at unlawful protests
By National Post A new change to the Criminal Code that makes it illegal to wear a mask...
California governor signs law funding seizure of legally purchased guns
California Gov. Jerry Brown has approved legislation that will allocate $24 million to hire special agents that will...
New law will ban protesters from riding mass transit in California
Risking arrest isn’t the only obstacle for Northern California protesters — under a new rule about to go into effect, political demonstrators could lose their...
Man Prepares for Civil War: Wife Turns him in to Police – What law did he break?
Take note, this man broke no laws other than a ballistics plate which i don't even think is...
Cops: U.S. law should require logs of your text messages
By Declan McCullagh AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and other wireless providers would be required to capture and store...
Kentucky police officer fined $2 for striking handcuffed suspect multiple times
A Louisville police officer has been fined $2 after being convicted of official misconduct and harassment for striking a handcuffed suspect multiple times. A Jefferson...