A lawsuit intended to force backpage.com to stop carrying escort ads was defeated.

This is good, because the aim of the lawsuit was to hold the company responsible for the fact that some escorts were trafficked. If the suit had succeeded, no one would be able to publish ads for escorts that are not trafficked.

Canadian scientists have publicly called on the government to stop gagging them.

The EU's latest plans endanger net neutrality in Europe.

An abortion harassment law in Tennessee requires doctors to give false information to women, then keep them waiting 48 hours.

LA Minimum Wage Campaigners Target Nearby Cities After Winning $15 Fight.