Shafaqna English- British Muslim children become latest target of state-sponsored Islamophobia as UK court’s decision to uphold a prayer ban in a London school, Muslim school teacher, Nadeine Asbali said. As a British Muslim school teacher, I can’t say I’m surprised about this week’s court ruling. The decision to rule
The Ontario government is introducing new measures to crack down on cellphone use and vaping in schools as the province sees an "alarming rise" of vaping and cellphone distractions in classrooms.
(The Center Square) - A California court ruled state laws cannot broadly override local control over development and zoning, finding one of the state’s most significant new zoning laws is unconstitutional. “This is not a case about whether or not our State Legislature may enact legislation to ensure access to affordable housing or whether it may act to address the different concern of a statewide housing shortage more generally,” wrote California Superior Court Judge Curtis A....
On Sunday, the province announced new measures for schools, which also
TikTok's CEO vowed Wednesday to fight in the courts to overturn a newly signed US law that could see the popular app banned due to allegations it is controlled by the Chinese government.The legislation gives TikTok nine months to divest from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market.US and other Western officials have alleged the social media platform allows Beijing to collect data and spy on users. It has 170 million users in the United States alone, many of...
Taiwan's Constitutional Court has ruled that public insults can still be charged as crimes. Reporter Chris Gorin speaks with lawyer Michael Fahey about Taiwan's public insult laws and how they
Taiwan's Constitutional Court has ruled that public insults can still be charged as crimes. Reporter Chris Gorin speaks with lawyer Michael Fahey about Taiwan's public insult laws and how they
A federal appeals court has declined to consider overturning its January ruling that blocked Texas from enforcing a Republican-championed law that would force booksellers to rate books for sexual content if they plan to sell to school libraries, Reuters reports. Tuesday's move by New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is a victory for booksellers and First Amendment champions, who argued Texas' so-called READER Act violated constitutional protections for free speech....
The FAE says that in particular it opposes the Quebec government's use of the Constitution's notwithstanding clause to shield the law from Charter challenges.
The High Court of Dominica has overturned a colonial-era law banning same-sex relations between consenting adults after a gay man filed a lawsuit claiming the ban was unconstitutional. The complainant, […]
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A new rule from President Joe Biden’s administration blocking blanket policies to keep transgender students from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity could conflict with laws in Republican-controlled states. The clash over bathroom policy and other elements of a federal regulation finalized last week could set the
New federal rule bars transgender school bathroom bans, but it likely isn't the final word