Canada Adds 324 Firearms to Ban on ‘Assault-Style Firearms’
Canada's federal public safety minister, Dominic LeBlanc, announced that 324 firearms have been added to the country's ban on assault-style firearms. He made the announcement at a press conference on December 5, 2024. In 2020, the Canadian government banned 1,500 firearms, termed “assault-style firearms,” and last week's press conference announced that more than 300 firearms […]
Conservative MP Calls for Ban on Cousin Marriage in Multicultural Britain
A senior Tory MP has called on Britain to ban marriages between cousins, citing concerns about birth defects and the structures used to control women. Former government minister Richard Holden, MP for Basildon and Billericay, will introduce the Marriage (Prohibited Relationships) Bill to the House of Commons this week for further consideration. British marriage law […]
Federal Appeals Court Upholds TikTok Ban Legislation
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a law requiring TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app popular with American children and teens or face a ban in the United States. By law, ByteDance has until January to decide whether to sell or ban the TikTok app, so this ruling brings the possibility […]
NYC council sues over Mayor Adams’ executive order flouting solitary ban in city jails
The City Council has filed a lawsuit over Mayor Eric Adams' executive order that ignored a controversial ban on solitary confinement in city jails, calling the mayor's enforcement an overreach and an “unprecedented” abuse of power. . The lawsuit, filed Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court, seeks to halt part of a newly passed law that […]
TikToks seek pause on US ban or sale pending Supreme Court review
China-based ByteDance has asked a federal court to temporarily block a law requiring it to sell or ban TikTok by January 19, pending review by the Supreme Court. The emergency motion by TikTok's lawyers comes after a U.S. appeals court sided with the federal government to uphold the law. The decision was a major setback […]
Top Dem says Congress should ‘abandon’ $895B defense bill over transgender treatment ban for kids
The top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee suggested Congress should repeal the latest version of the annual defense policy bill over a provision that bans most transgender medical care for minors. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) leads Democrats on a committee closely involved in the creation of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) each […]
Biden’s case to BLOCK Tennessee’s child sex-change ban EXPLAINED
The Supreme Court last week heard arguments over a Tennessee law that prohibits doctors from providing transgender puberty-blocking drugs or hormone treatments to minors. This is a logical law to prevent child mutilation, but of course leftists are outraged that children are not given what they euphemistically call “gender-affirming care.” Despite being a state-level case, […]
South Korea’s Justice Ministry imposes a travel ban on President Yoon over martial law
South Korea's Ministry of Justice on Monday banned President Yun Seok-Yeol from traveling abroad as authorities investigate him for sedition and other charges related to the brief martial law he imposed last week. Mr. Yoon's martial law order last Tuesday sent special forces into the streets of Seoul, plunging South Korea into political turmoil and […]
New House bill would ban insurers from limiting anesthesia coverage
A new House bill would prohibit health insurance companies from imposing arbitrary time limits on patients undergoing anesthesia. This comes days after Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield rescinded the measure after an outcry. “We cannot trust insurance companies to do the right thing out of the kindness of doctors and patients,” the bill's sponsor, Rep. […]
Australia’s social media ban is a flawed approach to protecting children
The Australian Parliament has just passed groundbreaking law It bans children under 16 from using social media platforms and marks a major change in the government's approach to young people's online safety. The bill passed with bipartisan support, but faced significant opposition from some members of the centre-right coalition and independents. The law aims to […]