Briefing: French prosecutors open hate speech probe into polarising news channel CNews
Strategic angle: Investigation launched into alleged racist comments made on CNews targeting Saint-Denis mayor.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Law
Courts, regulation, legal affairs, privacy, and corporate law.
Briefing: Meta, Google under attack as court cases bypass 30-year-old legal shield
Strategic angle: Internet platforms have long been able to rely on special protections to avoid liability for what takes place on their sites. But that may be changing.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Paris police ban annual French Muslim event over ‘major terrorist risk’ from far-right groups
Strategic angle: The Annual Gathering of the Muslims of France has been canceled due to concerns over potential far-right violence.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’ for LGBTQ kids
The Supreme Court's decision challenges state laws against a discredited practice aimed at LGBTQ+ youth.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Even Illinois State Police Can't Afford New Cars
Strategic angle: Seventy-four percent of Americans say new cars are unaffordable, but it's not just individuals who are also feeling the squeeze.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Judge denies UVA QB Morris' request for 7th year
Strategic angle: A Virginia circuit court judge denied Virginia quarterback Chandler Morris' request for a preliminary injunction to play a seventh season on Thursday.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: Baby shot dead in pram in New York City, police say
Strategic angle: The seven-month-old child is the unintended victim of a suspected gang-related shooting, officials say.
Editorial Staff Apr 3
Briefing: A Baseless Copyright Claim Against a Web Host—and Why It Failed
Strategic angle: Copyright law is supposed to encourage creativity. Too often, it’s used to extract payouts from others.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: French MEP Rima Hassan in French police custody over alleged apology for terrorism
Strategic angle: Hassan, a prominent pro-Palestine activist, faces legal issues for her controversial statements.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Tiger surprised over DUI arrest, bodycam shows
Strategic angle: Tiger Woods expressed astonishment as he was handcuffed after crashing his vehicle last week in Florida, according to body camera footage released Thursday.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Court appears sympathetic to death-row inmate’s attempt to challenge racial discrimination in jury selection
Strategic angle: The Supreme Court shows support for a Mississippi man contesting racial bias in jury selection.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: War crimes complaint filed in France over deadly Israeli Beirut airstrike
Strategic angle: The filing argues that the bombing of a civilian building, which killed seven, could constitute a war crime under French criminal law and international humanitarian law.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Sarkozy appeal trial hears moving testimonies from families of UTA flight bombing victims
Strategic angle: Relatives of victims express their anger at former French president Nicolas Sarkozy during the trial.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: First Chadian police arrive in Haiti to join UN-backed Gang Suppression Force
Strategic angle: An advance contingent of police from Chad has arrived in Haiti to assist in combating gang violence.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Three minors among four charged over foiled attack at Bank of America Paris branch
Strategic angle: French authorities have charged four individuals, including three minors, in connection with a thwarted attack involving a homemade explosive device.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Appeals court rejects HUD homelessness overhaul saying it would be "disastrous"
Strategic angle: The federal housing agency's plan to shift funding towards conditional programs faces backlash from advocates.
Editorial Staff Apr 2
Briefing: Judge dismisses Indiana sex abuse lawsuit
Strategic angle: A federal judge ruled against former Indiana men's basketball players in a lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct by a former team physician.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
Briefing: Woods can leave U.S. for treatment, judge rules
Strategic angle: A Florida judge granted Tiger Woods' request on Wednesday to travel outside the U.S. for inpatient treatment.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
Briefing: First Mangione trial over US health CEO murder delayed to September
Strategic angle: Luigi Mangione's state trial has been postponed from June to September, facing serious charges.
Editorial Staff Apr 1
US Supreme Court signals doubts over Trump’s citizenship crackdown
President attends proceedings as justices consider one of their most consequential cases
Editorial Staff Apr 1