#Legislation

Articles (30)

• 🇺🇸 Law criminalizing online sexually explicit images sees first conviction — 08/04/2026 [USA]

  {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Take It Down Act sees first conviction A Columbus, Ohio man pled guilty Tuesday to cybercrimes involving real and AI-generated sexually explicit images,...

  Related: #Cybercrime, #Digital Privacy
• 🇺🇸 Idaho Criminalizes Transgender Use of Some Bathrooms in Private Businesses — 27/03/2026 [USA]

  The bill passed Friday by the Idaho legislature would make it a crime punishable by up to a year in prison to use a gender-designated bathroom that does not conform to a person’s sex at birth.

  Related: #LGBTQ Rights, #Discrimination
• 🇺🇸 Senate blocks voting bill's amendment on trans athletes during weekend session — 21/03/2026 [USA]

  Democrats are expected to eventually block the broader legislation.

  Related: #Transgender Rights
• 🇺🇸 House eyes clean FISA reauthorization vote that will be tricky — 19/03/2026 [USA]

  House GOP leaders are aiming for a clean reauthorization of key provisions of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) next week, a vote that could be tricky given demands from conservative Re...

  Related: #Surveillance
• 🇺🇸 Sen. Lee warns GOP colleagues that letting the SAVE America Act fail would be 'suicidal' — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  Sen. Mike Lee, the Utah Republican leading a bill to prevent noncitizens from voting, warned his GOP colleagues Wednesday that quickly ending debate on the measure and letting it fail would be politic...

  Related: #Politics
• 🇺🇸 Florida bill to ban marrying first cousins fails to pass — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  Florida is one of more than a dozen states where marrying your first cousin is still legal.

  Related: #Marriage Law
• 🇬🇧 Greyhound racing to be outlawed in Scotland — 18/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The sport, which already faced extinction after the country's last track closed, is to be banned permanently.

  Related: #Animal Welfare
• 🇺🇸 Slotkin introduces bill limiting Pentagon AI use — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) moved ahead with efforts to limit the Pentagon’s use of artificial intelligence, introducing a bill on Tuesday that would establish guardrails related to autonomous and n...

  Related: #Military AI
• 🇺🇸 Thune: Republicans will use SAVE Act in midterms if Democrats don't get 'on board' — 18/03/2026 [USA]

  Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says Republicans will attack Democrats in the fall elections for failing to enact the SAVE America Act if they don’t “get on board” with the voting reform bi...

  Related: #Elections
• 🇬🇧 Assisted dying 'is not going away' says MSP behind rejected bill — 18/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Scottish Lib Dem Liam McArthur says he is convinced support for assisted dying will continue to grow as more people suffer what he describes as "bad deaths".

  Related: #Assisted Dying
• 🇬🇧 Scotland's assisted dying bill has fallen - what happens now? — 18/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  Debate on the issue has been ongoing in parliament for more than 15 years but this is the closest legislation has made it to become a law.

  Related: #End-of-life care
• 🇺🇸 Thune says he’s ‘pessimistic’ about winning Democratic support for SAVE Act — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  Senate Minority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Tuesday afternoon he’s “pessimistic” that the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act will receive enough Democratic votes to pass th...

  Related: #Bipartisanship
• 🇬🇧 Greyhound racing to be banned in Wales after Senedd vote — 17/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  But the legislation faces a legal challenge and accusations ministers did not consult properly.

  Related: #Animal Welfare
• 🇺🇸 Senate begins debating Trump-backed SAVE America Act, but it's unlikely to pass — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  Senate Republicans voted to bring up the SAVE America Act to overhaul election laws nationwide, kicking off a long debate over President Donald Trump's No. 1 priority.

  Related: #Politics
• 🇺🇸 WATCH LIVE: Senate begins consideration of SAVE America Act — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  Legislation that would require proof of U.S. citizenship for new voters has become a rallying cry for President Donald Trump, who claims that passage of the bill will "guarantee the midterms" for his ...

  Related: #Government
• 🇬🇧 MSPs vote against bill to legalise assisted dying — 17/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  MSPs have voted against plans to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in Scotland.

  Related: #Ethics
• 🇬🇧 Scotland is about to vote on assisted dying. How would it work? — 17/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The Scottish Parliament will soon decide whether to allow terminally-ill adults to end their lives.

  Related: #Assisted Dying
• 🇺🇸 Ten gun control bills waiting for Spanberger's signature — 16/03/2026 [USA]

  Ten gun control bills are currently on the desk of Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat, waiting for her approval.

  Related: #Gun Control
• 🇬🇧 Scottish parliament to vote on assisted dying bill — 16/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  MSPs will vote later today on whether to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in Scotland.

  Related: #Healthcare
• 🇺🇸 This week on The Hill: Thune, Trump head for showdown on SAVE America Act — 16/03/2026 [USA]

  The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is headed to the Senate floor for a procedural vote this week, setting up a potential showdown between President Trump and Senate Majority L...

  Related: #Political Conflict
• 🇺🇸 Exclusive-US ’pro-family’ group worked with Senegal activists pushing anti-LGBT law — 16/03/2026 [USA] Related: #International Influence, #LGBT Rights
• 🇬🇧 Assisted dying debate reaches final stages on eve of vote — 16/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  The long-running political battle over assisted dying comes to an end as MSPs get ready to vote.

  Related: #End-of-life care
• 🇺🇸 Senate Democrats oppose SAVE America Act as Republicans prepare for floor vote. What to know — 15/03/2026 [USA]

  Senate Democrats remain opposed to SAVE America Act as Republicans prepare for floor vote this week. Here's what to know.

  Related: #Partisan Politics
• 🇺🇸 Some Republicans warn Trump's SAVE America Act is doomed to fail as Senate tees up a vote — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  Sen. Mike Lee has an online army pressuring Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act, a sweeping election bill, that President Donald Trump declared his top priority.

  Related: #Political Opposition
• 🇺🇸 Cambodia drafts its first law targeting online scam centers — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  Cambodia has drafted its first law to crack down on online scam centers that fuel fraud and forced labor

  Related: #Cybersecurity
• 🇺🇸 US lawmakers introduce Justice for Hind Rajab Act — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  US lawmakers introduce Justice for Hind Rajab Act

  Related: #Human Rights
• 🇺🇸 Schiff steps into AI guardrail fight — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  {beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Schiff steps into AI guardrail fight Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is stepping into the fight over the use of AI in domestic mass surveillance and fully ...

  Related: #AI Regulation
• 🇺🇸 What to know about the SAVE America Act, Trump's No. 1 legislative priority — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  A Republican-backed voter requirements bill that recently passed in the House –– and has become President Trump's top legislative priority –– faces an uncertain future in the Senate. The Safeguard Ame...

  Related: #Policy
• 🇺🇸 Senate Resoundingly Passes Housing Bill, but Challenges Lie Ahead — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  The lopsided vote to approve the measure was a rare bit of election-year bipartisanship on a major affordability issue, but G.O.P. disputes and President Trump’s disinterest have left its fate uncerta...

  Related: #Housing Policy
• 🇺🇸 Senate passes major housing affordability bill by Elizabeth Warren and Tim Scott — 12/03/2026 [USA]

  The Senate passed a bill Thursday aimed at boosting the supply of housing and bringing down prices, marking a rare bipartisan breakthrough on a major issue.

  Related: #Housing