public-policy

The U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A judge ruled the policy illegally discriminated on the basis of nationality.

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Published online: 22 August 2026; doi:10.1057/s41599-026-08818-0 How technological failure leads to the generation and shift of red tape and administrative burdens: an empirical study based on China’s practices

Trump’s 50% tariffs on Canada rest on express authority under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, but domestic authorization does not settle their international legality. The measures raise serious questions under USMCA Article 2.4, GATT Articles I and II, and the security exceptions in both treaty systems.

No specific role or weapon attributed to two accused; Court finds Prosecution failed to establish they were part of alleged Unlawful Assembly or shared a Common Object

Notre Dame Law School is pleased to welcome six new faculty members and one visiting professor for the 2026–27 academic year. Collectively, they bring extensive scholarly, teaching, and practical experience across a wide range of legal fields.

Florida's lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman has now been sitting before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Fort Pierce for seven weeks.

[Natia Navrouzov is a lawyer and the Executive Director of Yazda, a global Yazidi organisation that has documented ISIL’s crimes since 2014 and supports survivors of the Yazidi genocide through legal, psychosocial, and advocacy work] On 20 March 2026, the Paris Assize Court convicted Sabri Essid of genocide and crimes against humanity for atrocities committed against the Yazidi community in...

The trial in Oakland, which is expected to last six weeks, could drastically change how Facebook and Instagram operate globally

Utkarsh Raj, B.A.LL.B., Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida, Prachi Sahu, Department of Humanities (Grade 12), Vedic International School ABSTRACT This paper interrogates the constitutional validity of the marital rape exception preserved under Section 63, Exception 2 of India’s Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), the statute that took effect on July 1, 2024 and supplanted the colonial-era Indian P…