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A three-judge panel for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals temporarily stayed Thursday a lower court order blocking firings at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), part of President Donald Trump’s push to dismantle the federal workforce. The court cited representations by  CFPB director Russell Vought that the agency would “remain open and perform [...]

The Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA) called on FIFA on Tuesday to take action to recognize the Afghan women’s football team in exile as the representative of Afghanistan to ensure their return to international competition, after being banned in 2021 when the Taliban took power in the country. The SRA noted that denying Afghan women [...]

Russian Supreme Court upheld the 12-year imprisonment of a transgender anti-war activist Mark Kislitsyn, stated Amnesty International on Wednesday. The group said convicting the activist of high treason for sending US $10 to a Ukrainian bank account “defied common sense,” urging his immediate release. Natalia Prilutskaya, Amnesty International’s Russia researcher, reiterated that the real aim [...]

Over 360 human rights organizations and activists, including the International Federation for Human Rights and eleven of its member groups, urged the European Union to reject the proposed “Omnibus” directive, arguing that it would significantly weaken corporate sustainability laws. The proposal, introduced by the European Commission in February, aims to streamline corporate sustainability reporting and [...]

In the article, Giuliana Himont, a postgraduate student at Nottingham University’s School of Law, explores the UK’s proposed Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill, introduced in the House of Lords.  Himont places this Bill within a global context of advancing responsible business practices, comparing it to similar European laws and [...]

The US Department of the Treasury announced Sunday the suspension of the Corporate Transparency Act in hopes of narrowing the Act to foreign reporting companies. The Department of the Treasury is narrowing the Act to support the interests of American taxpayers and small business owners. The Treasury will not enforce any outstanding fines or penalties [...]

The European Commission (EC) proposed to simplify sustainability rules for businesses, on Wednesday, arguing that complex regulations and “red tape” are preventing EU businesses from maintaining competitiveness and hindering economic investment. The primary proposal is to delay the application of the new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) law for applicable companies, as well as other [...]

The rapid evolution of technology has transformed society in profound ways, presenting both opportunities and significant challenges. As a professor of public administration and public policy and a professor of law, I often explore the intersection of technological advancement, societal impact, and regulatory policy. Recent developments, such as the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act [...]

Judi Rever is a Montreal-based journalist and author of In Praise of Blood, which investigates mass violence under Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s regime, using survivor testimonies, former soldiers, and leaked UN documents. A Ryerson journalism graduate, Rever covered the Congo-Rwanda crisis for Radio France-Internationale in 1997 and later reported for Agence France-Presse. Her work has [...]

Fourteen US state attorney generals filed a lawsuit in a New York federal court against Elon Musk, his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and President Donald Trump on Thursday. The lawsuit challenges DOGE’s legal authority and Musk’s recent actions such as shutting down or exercising sweeping control over the functions of 14 federal agencies, including [...]