Italy’s Competition Authority (AGCM) announced on Monday that it has fined the Apple corporation €98.6 million ($116 million) for imposing unfair conditions on third-party app developers through the App Tracking Transparency (ATT) policy. This decision centers on Apple’s requirement, beginning in April 2021, that developers display an ATT consent prompt before tracking user data across [...]

A federal jury on Thursday found Wisconsin circuit court judge Hannah Dugan guilty of felony obstruction charges stemming from her supposed interference in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) courthouse arrest of an undocumented immigrant. The immigrant, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz had appeared in her courtroom on state charges when ICE agents arrived to arrest him. After [...]

Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón on Sunday signed into law Senate Bill 63 (SB 63), a measure that modifies public records request procedures in the US territory.  SB 63 amends the territory’s 2019 Transparency and Expedited Procedure for Access to Public Information Act, which is similar to the US Freedom of Information Act. Under the [...]

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed HB 1312 into law on Tuesday, establishing protections that limit civil immigration enforcement activities across multiple public settings throughout the state. This new legislation includes Article 5, known as the Illinois Bivens Act, which establishes the right of individuals to sue for constitutional violations during civil immigration enforcement, with courts [...]

A US federal judge on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from enforcing its policy of warrantless civil immigration arrests without probable cause of escape risk. The order grants both a preliminary injunction and provisional class certification, and denies a separate motion for final class certification without prejudice, meaning [...]

A coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over its restructuring of the $3.6 billion Continuum of Care program (COC), arguing that the changes violate federal law and constitutional separation of powers principles. The lawsuit, filed in the US [...]

Spain’s Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz resigned on Monday after the country’s Supreme Court found him guilty of unlawfully disclosing confidential information. The Supreme Court issued its ruling last week in a 5-2 decision. The court banned García Ortiz from holding his post for two years, imposed a €7,300 fine, and ordered him to pay [...]

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday issued a proclamation on Tuesday designating both the Muslim Brotherhood and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as “foreign terrorist organizations” and “transnational criminal organizations” under Texas law. The executive action invokes authority under the Texas Penal Code and Texas Property Code, subjecting both organizations to heightened criminal penalties [...]

New Zealand’s Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Uber’s appeal in Rasier Operations v E Tū Incorporated, holding that rideshare drivers are employees, not independent contractors. The decision grants drivers access to minimum wage protections, paid leave, and collective bargaining rights. The Supreme Court found that rideshare drivers must be considered employees under the Employment Relations [...]

France’s National Assembly on Wednesday voted to suspend a contentious pension reform law until after the 2027 presidential election. Wednesday’s vote, included as part of the vote on an amendment to France’s 2026 social security budget, passed by a margin of 255 to 146 with 104 abstentions. The push to suspend the pension reform law, [...]