The Spanish Supreme Court Tuesday confirmed the decision of the national election commission, the Junta Electoral Central (JEC), which ruled in February last year that Twitter’s temporary suspension of far-right political party Vox’s account over an Islamaphobic tweet was “reasonable and proportional.” Days before the electoral campaign for the Parliament of Catalonia, Vox tweeted inaccurate [...]

The Georgia state Senate voted 33-21 Tuesday to pass a bill preventing large social media companies from blocking users and content on grounds it is discriminatory and violates free expression. Senate Bill 393 seeks to add the Common Carrier Non-Discrimination Act to Title 46 of the Georgia Code, which relates to public utilities and transportation. The bill [...]

UN Human Rights Commissioner Michelle Bachelet announced during the Human Rights Council’s 49th session on Tuesday that her office has reached an agreement to visit China, including the province of Xinjiang in May. This announcement comes as 192 human rights organizations published a joint open letter the same day to Bachelet, calling for her to [...]

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Tuesday banning the import of petroleum products from Russia into the US. The order bans the import of oil, petroleum and petroleum products, liquefied natural gas, and coal and coal products. It also prohibits new investment in the Russia’s energy sector. The Treasury Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary [...]

The US Senate passed legislation overhauling US Postal Service (USPS) finances Tuesday. The broadly bipartisan vote was 79-19 with two senators not voting. The Postal Service Reform Act passed the House of Representatives last month with a 342-92 vote. The bill ends the “pre-funding mandate” enacted by the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA) in [...]

A standing committee of the State Bar of Texas filed a complaint in the District Court of Dallas County, Texas against former president Donald Trump’s attorney Sidney Powell, claiming that she engaged in misconduct by pursuing baseless lawsuits alleging fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The complaint, which was filed on March 1, was released [...]

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) agreed with the European Commission (“the Commission”) Tuesday in ruling that the UK violated EU law by failing to apply effective customs control measures and owes the EU billions for failure to collect import fees in respect of certain imports of textiles and footwear from China. Some countries listened to [...]

The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia announced Tuesday that Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio was arrested in Miami after being named Monday in an indictment in the related to the January 6, 2021 insurrection. The Proud Boys are a Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) designated hate group with violent white supremacist [...]

The Florida Senate voted Tuesday to pass a controversial bill HB 1557, or the Parental Rights in Education. LGBTQIA activists have deemed the legislation a “Don’t Say Gay” bill because it limits discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms. The Florida House of Representatives passed the bill on February 25, 2022. The bill [...]

The US Supreme Court declined to review Monday the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that overturned entertainer Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction. In 2005, former Temple University employee Andrea Constand alleged that Cosby had sexually assaulted and drugged her. The case was settled, and District Attorney Bruce Castor declined to press criminal charges. However, in 2015, Castor’s successor [...]