Law
What to Know About California's Commitment to 100 Percent Clean Energy by 2045
The bold legislation was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown earlier this week
North Carolina Votes to Keep Three Confederate Monuments at the State Capitol
The state’s historical commission said it was bound by a 2015 law that restricts the relocation of statues on public property
The Massacre of Black Sharecroppers That Led the Supreme Court to Curb the Racial Disparities of the Justice System
White Arkansans, fearful of what would happen if African-Americans organized, took violent action, but it was the victims who ended up standing trial
Europe Applies Strict Regulations to CRISPR Crops
A court has ruled that plants modified with CRISPR technology are subject to the restrictions of the 2001 GMO Directive
How a "Sultry" Statue of Liberty Cost the U.S. Post Office More Than $3.5 Million
A sculptor was awarded millions in royalties after the USPS accidentally used an image of his Las Vegas replica on a 2010 postage stamp
Why Are There Laws That Restrict What People Can Wear to the Polls?
A new Supreme Court ruling changes the course of a century-long debate over speech and conduct when voting
Nearly Half the Patents on Marine Genes Belong to Just One Company
Who owns biodiversity? No one and everyone—or maybe, a German chemical company
The Iroquois Theater Disaster Killed Hundreds and Changed Fire Safety Forever
The deadly conflagration ushered in a series of reforms that are still visible today
Why Robert Kennedy Transformed From a Conservative Into a Liberal Champion of Civil Rights
A professor of political history looks at how RFK, assassinated 50 years ago this week, was an improbable hero to the left
Why the Very First Treaty Between the United States and a Native People Still Resonates Today
The Treaty With the Delawares, signed in 1778, has arrived at the National Museum of the American Indian
The Defiant Ones
As young girls, they fought the fierce battle to integrate America’s schools half a century ago
New Court at the Hague Will Deal Exclusively with Art Disputes
Cases brought before the Court of Arbitration for Art will be decided by specialist art lawyers
How Accurately Can Scientists Reconstruct A Person's Face From DNA?
Predicting physical features from genetic data certainly has its limitations, but it is advancing. What does this mean for our privacy?
The Triple Homicide in D.C. That Laid the Groundwork for Americans' Right to Remain Silent
Decades before the Supreme Court's Miranda decision, a 1919 murder trial presented a precedent for protecting criminal suspects from police overreach
A 1938 Nazi Law Forced Jews to Register Their Wealth—Making It Easier to Steal
Eighty years ago, the edict marked a turning point in the Nazi party’s efforts to push Jews out of the German economy
Ads for E-Cigarettes Today Hearken Back to the Banned Tricks of Big Tobacco
A new 'Joe Camel'-esque phenomenon may be igniting as the new fad takes a 21st-century page out of an old playbook
Before Zuckerberg, These Six Corporate Titans Testified Before Congress
The CEO of Facebook has some ignominious company from J.P. Morgan to Kenneth Lay
California Coffee Companies Must Display Cancer Warning Label, Judge Rules
Despite the ruling, the links between coffee and cancer remain unclear
Why Washington State Is Phasing Out Atlantic Salmon Farming
The move will bring an end to three decades of non-native fish farming in the region
Linda Brown, at the Center of Brown v. Board of Education, Has Died
After being refused enrollment at an all-white school in Topeka, Kansas, Brown's court case led to the historic Supreme Court ruling that ended segregation
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