The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (“IACtHR”) and the International Court of Justice (“ICJ”) have both recently issued landmark advisory opinions addressing state obligations regarding climate change. Although directed at state actors, these opinions may have a ripple effect across the private sector.
The National Center for Public Policy Research has filed a shareholder proposal with Microsoft Corporation, calling on the company to evaluate the risks of its European Security Program (ESP) being used to facilitate censorship of legitimate speech.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act that passed in July includes a landmark provision offering dollar-for-dollar tax credits to individual taxpayers who donate to Scholarship Granting Organizations — representing the first nationwide school-choice initiative.
The reaction to the assassination of Charlie Kirk has definitely confirmed the synergies existing among multiple right-wing populist movements across the globe, predominantly in America and Europe. The full ramifications of that are yet to be seen
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China has published a concept paper on global governance, calling for an enhanced commitment to multilateralism, international cooperation, and a more central role for the Global South.
Four additional International Criminal Court (ICC) officials are facing U.S. sanctions over actions targeting Americans and Israelis. The State Department cited President Donald Trump’s executive order titled "Imposing Sanctions on the International Criminal Court," as its reasoning for issuing the sanctions.
Senior United Nations officials have in recent years routinely assisted the Taliban in extorting aid from U.S.-backed non-governmental organizations (NGOs), according to a report released Wednesday by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice have both recently issued landmark advisory opinions addressing state obligations regarding climate change. Although directed at state actors, these opinions may have a ripple effect across the private sector.
Bank of America has finally scrapped a controversial rule that critics say had sparked the “debanking” of charities and businesses associated with conservative religious groups.
Eleven State Attorneys General filed a lawsuit claiming that the asset managers engaged in anticompetitive behavior by using sustainable development initiatives to manipulate coal markets.
The National Center for Public Policy Research has filed a shareholder proposal with Microsoft Corporation, calling on the company to evaluate the risks of its European Security Program (ESP) being used to facilitate censorship of legitimate speech.
For the first time, populist or far-right parties are leading the polls in the U.K., France and Germany, the latest sign of growing voter discontent in much of the continent following years of high immigration and inflation.
Implementation of the UK's Online Safety Act is giving internet users around the globe – including those in US states moving to enact their own age verification laws – real-time proof that such laws impinge on everyone's rights to speak, read, and view freely.
The reaction to the assassination of Charlie Kirk has definitely confirmed the synergies existing among multiple right-wing populist movements across the globe, predominantly in America and Europe. The full ramifications of that are yet to be seen.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act that passed in July includes a landmark provision offering dollar-for-dollar tax credits to individual taxpayers who donate to Scholarship Granting Organizations — representing the first nationwide school-choice initiative.
Pope Leo XIV, the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics globally, singled out AI as the catalyst for a new industrial revolution and said social justice should guide how human dignity is protected as the technology expands into every facet of life.
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