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Six District Court Cases That Preluded Obergefell v. Hodges
Obergefell v. Hodges is a landmark civil rights case that made same-sex marriage the law of the land in the United States. To be specific, […]
Obergefell v. Hodges Explained: History, Summary, and Ruling
One of the defining moments of the entire LGBT movement in the United States was when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 via the […]
Ecuador-Chevron Legal Battle: Background and Court Decisions
The Ecuador-Chevron dispute is a legal battle between Ecuador and Chevron that has spanned for more than a decade and has been characterized by a […]
Kylie Minogue vs Kylie Jenner: Trademark Battle
Will the real Kylie please stand up? Of course, both Kylie Minogue and Kylie Jenner are real Kylies and both have the right to use […]
Explained: Arguments for Same-Sex Marriage
Several countries have already acknowledged the rights of same-sex couples to marry. However, despite this paradigm shift and the achievements of the global LGBT movement, […]
Right to Privacy 101: Basis, Definition, and Purpose
The right to privacy is one of the fundamental rights of individuals according to the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights of the United Nations. […]
The 2019 Hong Kong Protests Explained
On 31 March 2019, the Civil Human Rights Front composed of 50 pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong launched a protest against the amendment Fugitive Offenders […]
Difference between GDPR and Data Protection Directive
On 25 March 2018, the European Union started enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR. It is a landmark data privacy law that provides […]
Federal Employment Discrimination Law in the United States
There are several legal measures in the United States aimed at promoting equal employment opportunity and workplace equality. At the federal level to be specific, […]