Category: law

Anna Loutfi: ‘In Western So-Called Civilized Societies, We are Encouraging Practices that are Harmful to Young People’ | British Thought Leaders

NTD’s Lee Hall sits down with Anna Loutfi, a legal researcher, commentator and human rights barrister who works with Bad Law Project. Anna talks about the importance of a strong legal system and how it can help tackle the culture wars. And the Bad Law Project’s two major current campaigns: MP Andrew Bridgen’s lawsuit against…


Minors Banned From Attending Orlando Furry Convention Under New Florida Law

An upcoming Furry convention in Florida will ban children from attending this year’s event due to a new state law. The Megaplex 2023 convention, scheduled for Sept. 15–17 in Orlando, caters to a subculture of people interested in anthropomorphic characters—animals with human characteristics. Furry enthusiasts dress in animal costumes that reflect human characteristics or personas….


Texas Lawmakers Pass Historic Bill Allowing Chaplains in Public Schools

The Texas Legislature passed a history-making bill allowing chaplains to be employed or volunteer at public schools “to provide support, services, and programs for students.” Senate Bill 763 passed in the Texas House along party lines on May 9. Now, it’s poised to become law. The bill is the first of its kind in the nation,…


Gambling Law Updated for ‘Smartphone Age’ but Tory MP Says It Curbs Individual Freedom

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has unveiled proposals to reform Britain’s betting laws to “bring the regulations into the smartphone age” and protect those with gambling addictions. Writing in The Times of London on Thursday, Frazer said gambling apps on mobile phones had brought Las Vegas to people’s homes, but she said they had become “a…


LIVE NOW: US House Judiciary Subcommittee’s Hearing on FISA Abuse by FBI

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hold a hearing to “examine the FBI’s abuses of its Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities” at 9:00 a.m. ET on April 27. Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice; Sharon Bradford Franklin, Chair, U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; and Beth A….


US House Judiciary Subcommittee’s Hearing on FISA Abuse by FBI

U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hold a hearing to “examine the FBI’s abuses of its Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorities” at 9:00 a.m. ET on April 27. Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice; Sharon Bradford Franklin, Chair, U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; and Beth A….


NY Judge Rules State’s ‘Red Flag’ Gun Law Is Unconstitutional

A judge in New York has ruled that the state’s extreme risk protection order law, which allows law enforcement to temporarily seize a person’s firearms, is unconstitutional. Extreme risk protection order (ERPO) laws, often referred to as “Red Flag” laws, allow courts to order the seizure of a person’s firearms if a police officer, district…


Court Challenge of Emergencies Act Invocation Begins

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and other civil liberties groups argued in a federal court Monday that the government did not have sound statutory grounds to invoke the Emergencies Act to deal with the Freedom Convoy protests. “It was important to know if the legal threshold required to invoke the Emergencies Act was met,…


Judge Blocks 1999 California Law Requiring Specific Safety Features for Handguns

A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction against key parts of California’s Unsafe Handgun Act that would require new semiautomatic handguns to be fitted with certain safety features, finding it violates the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney on March 20 ruled in favor of the…


Ottawa Revives Law Commission of Canada, Announces Hires for Key Roles

The federal government is reviving an independent commission to offer advice to cabinet on reforming Canadian laws, and has announced its picks for key roles. McGill University law professor Shauna Van Praagh will begin a five-year term as president of the Law Commission of Canada in June. Two other commissioners, Sarah Elgazzar and Aidan Edward…