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Civil liberties

Maine voted Tuesday to approve a new red flag law, allowing family members to petition courts to temporarily remove weapons from potentially dangerous relatives, two years after a gunman killed 18 people in Lewiston using an assault rifle.

Maine Voters Approve New Red Flag Law

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UN Chief: Sudan War 'Spiraling Out of Control'

Tommy Robinson Cleared of Terror Charge Over Phone PIN Refusal

Watchdog Says Trump Ballroom Donors Received Federal Contracts

Israel: Ex-IDF Legal Chief Detained for Leaking Video of Alleged Assault

Ethics

According to a whistleblower memo from a former BBC standards adviser, a BBC Panorama program titled "Trump: A Second Chance?" broadcast in October 2024 edited Donald Trump's Jan. 6, 2021, speech by splicing together statements made nearly an hour apart.

Report: BBC Doctored Trump's Jan. 6 Speech

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Donald Trump Jr.-Linked Drone Firm Wins Pentagon Contract

Anglican Archbishop Faces Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Prince Andrew Agrees to Leave Royal Lodge With Conditions

Prince Andrew Relinquishes Duke of York Title

Privacy

Congressional investigators allegedly collected approximately 30 million lines of phone data mapping contacts between conservatives and the Donald Trump White House during the Jan. 6 investigation, according to FBI documents reviewed by Just the News.

Report: Jan 6 Committee Collected 30M Phone Records of Conservative Contacts

Anthony Albanese's Personal Phone Number Leaked Online

UK: Palantir Rejects Digital ID Links Over Democratic Legitimacy Concerns

Signal Threatens EU Exit Over Chat Control Regulation

UK Expands Police Facial Recognition Despite Legal Concerns

Freedom of speech & expression

Finnish parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen and Lutheran Bishop Juhana Pohjola appeared before Finland's Supreme Court on Thursday, facing hate speech charges under the nation's crimes against humanity statutes for expressing an interpretation of Christian views on marriage and sexuality.

Finnish Member of Parliament, Bishop Face Supreme Court on Hate Speech Charges

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British Commentator Sami Hamdi Detained by ICE at SFO

Oxford Union Ousts President-Elect Over Charlie Kirk Posts

Prison Sentence Date Set for Swiss Man Convicted Over Trans Comment

UK: Met Police Ends Non-Crime Hate Incident Investigations

Freedom & human rights

U.S. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Saturday that he has instructed the Pentagon to prepare for "possible action" in Nigeria if its government continues to allow the killing of Christians, adding that the U.S. will immediately stop all aid and assistance to that country in such case.

Trump Instructs Pentagon to Prepare for 'Possible Action' in Nigeria Over Alleged Christian Persecution

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Latvia Votes to Exit Istanbul Convention

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BBC: State Department Shuts Down Human Rights Reporting Gateway

Trump Calls Off Federal Agent Deployment to San Francisco

Nigeria Rejects US Lawmakers' Christian Genocide Claims

Gun control

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) agreed Monday to review whether federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(3) prohibiting drug users from possessing firearms violates the Second Amendment, taking up the case of Ali Danial Hemani who was charged after FBI agents found a pistol, marijuana and cocaine in his home.

Supreme Court to Review Federal Gun Ban on Drug Users

Supreme Court Upholds $1.4B Sandy Hook Judgment vs Jones

Federal Court Strikes Down California Ammunition Background Checks

25 States Challenge Massachusetts Gun License Law at SCOTUS

Rhode Island Passes Assault Weapons Sales Ban

Capital punishment

According to human rights activists and international media reports, Iranian citizen Goli Kouhkan faces execution for her role in her reported abusive husband's death unless she can raise 10 billion tomans (about £80,000) by December in "blood money" demanded by the family of her late husband.

Iran: Child Bride Reportedly Faces Execution Without 'Blood Money' Payment

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Alabama: Death Row Inmate Executed with Nitrogen Gas Over 1993 Murder

Suspect Detained in Charlie Kirk Murder

Texas Court Halts Execution in Alleged Shaken Baby Syndrome Case

Tennessee Executes Man Despite Heart Device Concerns

Freedom of press

Up to 50 journalists from major news organizations turned in their Pentagon press badges on Wednesday after refusing to sign a new media policy, with reporters packing their belongings and vacating workspaces by a 4 p.m. EDT deadline.

Nearly 50 Pentagon Reporters Lose Access Over Press Policy Dispute

Major News Outlets Reject Pentagon's New Press Policy

Disney Reinstates Jimmy Kimmel Show After 6-Day Suspension

El Salvador: Journalism Association Goes Into Exile

Chinese Journalist Zhang Zhan Sentenced to Additional Prison Time

Censorship

Professor Anna Krylov, from the University of Southern California, declined to review a manuscript for Nature Communications and published an open letter encouraging scientists to boycott Nature journals until they recommit to scientific excellence.

Professor Calls for Nature Journal Boycott Over Bias Claims

Swiss Man Faces Prison for Not Paying Hate Speech Fine

Musk Backs Calls for Netflix Boycott

Google Accused of Omitting AI Summaries for Trump Cognitive Decline

Priest Faces Trial in Spain over Islam Comments

Church-state relations

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Monday announced in a court filing that churches and houses of worship can endorse political candidates to their congregations without losing their tax-exempt status, marking a significant shift in enforcement of the Johnson Amendment.

IRS Will Allow Church Endorsements of Political Candidates

Supreme Court Hears Oklahoma Catholic Charter School Case

French Minister Visits School Over Renaissance Painting Row

Oklahoma Orders Schools to Teach Bible

Japan Seeks to Revoke Unification Church's Legal Status