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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled Tuesday that Hungary violated EU law by criminalizing organizational support for asylum seekers. The Hungarian law at issue restricted asylum admissibility, criminalized activities that facilitate the lodging of asylum applications for non-qualifying applicants, and permitted “restrictions on freedom of movement” for offending suspects. The law [...]

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The European Center for Digital Rights (noyb) filed a complaint Thursday against Grindr, alleging that the dating app violated the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Noyb noted that users can access Grindr, a dating app for gay, bi, trans and queer people, with only an email and password to share personal and explicit details. [...]

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The Biden administration asserted Monday that it can lawfully require employers to mandate employee vaccination or offer employees the option to mask and test. The administration reasoned that, amid an “extraordinary pandemic and a serious threat to employees,” the federal government can “address the grave dangers posed by COVID-19 in the workplace.” Late last week, [...]

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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against Texas Thursday, claiming its recent voting restrictions violate federal voting rights. The DOJ asked the court to enjoin Texas from enforcing the recently signed law. Texas imposed the restrictions under Texas Senate Bill 1 (SB1), which Governor Greg Abbott signed into law in September. During the [...]

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced Monday that it recovered over $56 million and that over 6,000 workers were offered reinstatement during the 2021 fiscal year, which was a dramatic increase from the previous fiscal year. The NLRB Office of Public Affairs confirmed that it recuperated $56,801,407 between October 2020 and September 2021. This [...]

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The US Justice Department’s Civil Division announced on Thursday that it reached an agreement to settle civil cases with 14 plaintiffs, relating to the 2015 Charleston, South Carolina church mass shooting. Settlements range between $5 million to $7.5 million per claimant. The plaintiffs filed suit in 2016, alleging that “the FBI was negligent when it [...]

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The Police Benevolent Association of the City of New York (NYC PBA) announced Monday that it filed a lawsuit seeking to enjoin Mayor Bill de Blasio from enforcing his recent vaccine mandate for municipal workers. Additionally, the NYC PBA shared that it filed a request for a temporary restraining order to prevent the mandate from being [...]

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Costa Rica’s legislative assembly on Tuesday passed the Cannabis and Hemp Production for Medical Purposes Law. The marijuana law is now pending Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado’s approval. According to Costa Rica’s research, marijuana and hemp production is currently legal in over 21 countries, where more than 1000 million people report using the drug. Of [...]

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The Fifth Circuit granted on Tuesday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) request to voluntarily dismiss an appeal without determining whether the case was moot. Terkel v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stemmed from the CDC’s national eviction moratorium, which temporarily prohibited landlords from evicting tenants amid the COVID-19 pandemic. After a [...]

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The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Monday upheld a 2019 Florida law that prevents felons from voting until they pay their legal financial obligations of fines, fees, and restitution. The court held that the voting requirement did not unconstitutionally discriminate against low-income women of color. Several plaintiffs challenged the requirement asserting that [...]

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