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Graffiti Grudge Goes to Federal Court
5Pointz was once an international graffiti icon. Now, aerosol artists are fighting the developer who tore it down
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South Africa to Legalize Domestic Rhino Horn Trade
A court ruling overturns a 2009 ban, a move that conservationists worry will increase poaching
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A Japanese Fleet Killed Over 300 Whales This Season
The creatures were supposedly collected for the sake of research
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What Will It Take to End International Killer Whale Capture?
The West may have rejected whale captivity, but the painful relationship between humans and orcas is far from over
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India’s Ganges and Yamuna Rivers Are Given the Rights of People
A few days after a New Zealand river gained the rights of personhood, an Indian court has declared that two heavily polluted rivers also have legal status
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This New Zealand River Just Got the Legal Rights of a Person
It’s the end of more than a century of struggle
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A Missing Oxford Comma Just Changed the Course of a Court Case
Call it pedantic, but comma wars are a thing
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Could This Chatbot Prevent Some Deportations?
Visabot helps immigrants and visitors to the United States obtain and keep visas
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Antonin Scalia’s Papers Find a Home at Harvard Law
The Supreme Court justice left behind a substantial legal and archival legacy
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Heirs of Holocaust Victim Invoke New Law in Suit Over Two Schiele Drawings
The family of Fritz Grunbaum claims the works were stolen by Nazis
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This Supreme Court Justice Was a KKK Member
Even after the story came out in 1937, Hugo Black went on to serve as a member of the Supreme Court into the 1970s
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What Is the Congressional Review Act?
The U.S. Congress is wiping away rules and regulations finalized in the last months of the Obama administration through a little-used 1996 law
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World’s Largest Refugee Camp Ordered to Stay Open
A Kenyan judge called the government’s plan to close Dadaab “discriminatory”
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Where Did the FDA Come From, And What Does It Do?
From unglamorous origins, the federal agency has risen to ensure the safety of everything from lasers to condoms
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New York State Once Introduced an Anti-Flirting Bill
The law aimed to crack down on public displays of affection of all kinds
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The Far-Reaching Effects of American Incarceration
Three photo essays explore the history and modern-day consequences of the world’s highest incarceration rate
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After 39 Years of Wrongful Imprisonment, Ricky Jackson Is Finally Free
Locked up for a murder he didn’t commit, he served the longest sentence of any U.S. inmate found to be innocent
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France Says “Au Revoir” to After-Hours Work Email
A new “right to disconnect” law lets employees negotiate communication rules in order to reduce stress and exhaustion from work
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Why Michigan Banned Banning Plastic Bags
A new state law prevents cities and counties from restricting use of plastic bags or disposable cups and utensils
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Poland Has Lifted Its Media Ban
It’s the latest in an ongoing saga about press freedoms in the populist-led country
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