Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Thursday sued Google for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent. Paxton cited Texas’ Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act, which prohibits companies from collecting voice or face data for commercial purposes without first informing users. Paxton alleged that, since at least 2015, Google [...]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday released a statement announcing “good progress” following meetings with Ghana representatives discussing a new IMF program for the African nation. The parties also held talks on the subject in Ghana this fall. Ghana received previous financial assistance from the IMF through an extended credit facility arrangement from 2015 to [...]

A £900 million antitrust lawsuit against online retail giant Amazon is set to be filed in the UK later this month, a law firm announced Thursday. This is the latest antitrust lawsuit in a string of recent suits targeting Big Tech. The lawsuit was announced in a statement by international law firm Hausfeld & Co LLP. [...]

Extense Thursday organised The 1% Study Report Launch, a virtual panel event discussing The 1% Study and its findings that brought to light the under-representation of minorities within the UK legal profession. The total population of the UK, according to the 2011 Census, comprises of only 3.3% Black ethnic groups out of 56.1 million people [...]

The Republic of Croatia Wednesday filed a declaration of intervention in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case of Ukraine v. Russian Federation under Article 63 of the ICJ Statute. Human rights experts worldwide have accused Russia of genocide since its invasion of Ukraine. Amnesty International documented that more than 14 million people have been [...]

India’s Competition Commission Thursday imposed a provisional penalty of Rs. 1137.76 crores ($162 million) on Google for anti-competitive practices in the Android devices market. The regulator found that Google abused its dominant position in five markets: (1) licensable OS for smart mobile devices in India; (2) app store for Android smart mobile OS in India; [...]

The New Zealand (NZ) Parliament Wednesday approved the Plain Language Bill promoting the use of plain English in official documents and websites. The bill is now awaiting Royal Assent. The bill promotes plain English under the premise that “comprehensible information from government organisations is a basic democratic right”. By legally requiring plain English in official [...]

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Retsel Corporation in South Dakota, alleging the company discriminates based on race in violation of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Retsel Corporation owns the Grand Gateway Hotel and Cheers Sports Lounge and Casino in Rapid City, South Dakota. The [...]

James Ekin is a UK staff correspondent for JURIST.   The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss MP, announced Thursday that she will resign, after just 6 weeks in office. In a brief statement delivered outside the Prime Minister’s residence in Downing St. in London, Truss said: I came into office at a time [...]

A group of Wisconsin taxpayers Wednesday filed an emergency appeal to the US Supreme Court to temporarily block the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program. The writ was filed explicitly to Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The Brown County Taxpayers Association argued that the Biden administration’s program has “no legal justification” and is an “assault on [...]