Through the unlawful firing of National Labor Relations Board member Gwynne Wilcox and a February 18 executive order, entitled “Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies,” President Donald J. Trump is trying to eliminate the independence of independent regulatory agencies. These are the multi-member agencies, such as the National Labor Relations Board, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), … Read more
AI has quickly become a part of our everyday lives. You can actively seek it out by asking ChatGPT to craft a convincing sick note for your boss, or you may passively encounter it without even realizing your moves are being monitored — those targeted ads don’t just grow on trees you know. And no … Read more
In recent years, a worrying trend has been observed in member States’ migration policy: the latter are increasingly invoking national security arguments to justify restrictive measures and refoulement in the area of migration, as the examples of Greece, Poland, and Hungary demonstrate. This development raises serious questions about the safeguarding of the principle of non-refoulement, … Read more
Texas and New Mexico Meanwhile, the Texas health department on Tuesday provided an outbreak update, raising the case count to 223, up 25 from the 198 Texas cases reported Friday. Of the Texas cases, 29 have been hospitalized and one has died—a 6-year-old girl from Gaines County, the outbreak’s epicenter. The girl was unvaccinated and … Read more
In October 2024, the Committees on the Rights of the Child (CCRC) and Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) published their Views in three communications against Finland. Both Committees concluded that the country had violated the rights of individuals in the Kova-Labba Siida (a Sámi community) by granting a mineral exploration permit and area reservation … Read more