Populist authoritarianism is a global phenomenon. However, the US is the only so-called consolidated democracy where its ascent has been eased by the systematic dismantling of legal limits on campaign donations. US elections are now not only the world’s most costly, but they are also directly subject to the inordinate influence of wealthy individuals and … Read more
A law to ban TikTok in the United States by Sunday was upheld by the Supreme Court in a ruling Friday morning that emphasized national security concerns over the app’s collection of US citizens’ data. The ruling could set the stage for future regulations regarding the collection of data by foreign-owned companies and furthers the … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear a bid by fuel producers to challenge California’s standards for vehicle emissions and electric cars under a federal air pollution law in a major case testing the Democratic-governed state’s power to fight greenhouse gases. The justices took up an appeal by a Valero Energy subsidiary and … Read more
The US Supreme Court dismissed an appeal by Meta Platforms Inc., leaving it to face a lawsuit that accuses the company of misleading shareholders about the data-harvesting scandal involving political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. Investors claim the company, then known as Facebook, inflated share prices by failing to adequately disclose the risk that its user … Read more
Public Concerns and the Constitutional Implications of Weakening Judicial Review in Brazil The recent Proposal for Constitutional Amendment No. 28/2024 (PEC 28/2024), currently under consideration in the Chamber of Deputies, aims to modify constitutional review by allowing Congress to suspend certain decisions of the Supreme Federal Court in specific cases. In light of the widespread … Read more