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A Look Back at South Africa Under Apartheid, Twenty-Five Years After Its Repeal
Segregated public facilities, including beaches, were commonplace, but even today, the inequality persists
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When Art Fought the Law and the Art Won
The Mapplethorpe obscenity trial changed perceptions of public funding of art and shaped the city of Cincinnati
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The “Happy Birthday” Song is Officially in the Public Domain
Sing without fear of being sued
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PETA Wants a Selfie-Snapping Monkey to be Granted Copyright to its Photo
PETA Wants a Selfie-Snapping Monkey to be Granted Copyright to its Photo
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U.S. Court Says A Chicken Sandwich Can’t Be Copyrighted
Man claims intellectual property theft for putting chicken on a bun.
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“Happy Birthday to You” Could Soon Have Its Day in the Public Domain
One of the most popular songs in the world could soon be free to sing
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Times Square’s Iconic Billboards May Be Illegal
Bright lights, big city, breaking the law
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How did a peace treaty signed — and broken — more than 800 years ago become one of the world’s most influential documents?
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DNA and Databases Help Untangle the Web of the Illegal Wildlife Trade
Two new data-driven approaches help identify key hotspots for poaching and trafficking
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The Shaky Science Behind Predicting Earthquakes
A powerful earthquake in Italy killed hundreds of people—and set in motion a legal battle and scientific debate that has kept seismologists on edge
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DNA Testing Could Identify Litterbugs and Dog Poop Miscreants
Anonymous crimes may not be quite so anonymous anymore
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Celebrating the Women of the Supreme Court With LEGOs
What better way to hail the female trailblazers of the bench than miniaturizing them into tiny toys?
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Adultery Is Now Legal in South Korea
62 years after the passage of a morality law, spouses can’t be prosecuted for extramarital affairs
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The FCC Just Voted to Preserve Net Neutrality
FCC passes “Preserving the Open Internet” rules by 3-2 vote
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The Second Divorce in Colonial America Happened Today in 1643
The Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritans weren’t as conservative as you may have thought
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Lawyers With Less-Masculine Sounding Voices Are More Likely to Win in Court
Unfortunately, there’s probably little we can do to change this bias
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Americans ‘Returned’ Around $3.6 Billion Worth of Stolen Goods This Holiday Season
Billions of dollars worth of “gift returns” are actually stolen goods
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Argentinian Orangutan Is “Non-Human Person,” Says Court
Being in the zoo impinges on her freedom
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Now the Danes Have Staked a Claim for the North Pole, Too
The ultimate decision over who controls the North Pole will come down to the United Nations
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