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European Court of Justice

Supreme court in the European Union, one of two constituent courts of the Court of Justice of the European Union

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Dec 11, 2025
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Does the EU chat control law apply retroactively to messages sent before enactment?

The proposal known as “Chat Control” or the EU Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse (CSAR) has been in negotiation through 2025 and the Council reached a political agreement on a revise...

Dec 4, 2025
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Russia Today barred in europe

The EU imposed a broadcasting ban on Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik in March 2022 as part of sanctions tied to the invasion of Ukraine, suspending their licences and prohibiting distribution across the...

Dec 17, 2025
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when would chat control be written into law? Assuming negotiations conclude in April 2026

If trilogue negotiations finish in April 2026, the EU’s “Chat Control” (CSAR) text could be adopted by the European Parliament and Council immediately thereafter and become law once published in the O...

Oct 22, 2025

How does Denmark's burka ban compare to similar laws in other European countries?

Denmark introduced a national ban on full-face veils in 2018 and has moved to extend that prohibition into educational settings in 2025, framing the measure as a defense of ; critics argue it infringe...

Nov 5, 2025

Can ISPs legally block Tor traffic in the United States in 2025?

ISPs in the United States can sometimes block or be required to block specific traffic, but whether they can lawfully . Federal court decisions weakening national net neutrality protections in early 2...

Dec 16, 2025

Does EU law generally permit retroactive application of criminal or civil obligations to communications?

EU law does not categorically allow blanket retroactive criminalisation, and the Court of Justice has long recognised limits on retroactivity—especially for penal rules—while permitting retrospective ...

Oct 24, 2025

How does the EU's use of biometric data from US travelers impact US EU relations in 2025?

The EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES), launched in October 2025, mandates collection of biometric identifiers — facial images and fingerprints — from non‑EU visitors, including Americans, and is reshaping ...

Dec 31, 2025

Are there countries that ban Jewish religious practices or synagogue construction today?

Yes — some modern governments enforce laws or policies that effectively ban or restrict specific Jewish religious practices today (notably ritual slaughter and sometimes circumcision), and many countr...

Dec 20, 2025

What is chat control and which jurisdictions are implementing it?

Chat Control is the shorthand used by critics for the European Union’s proposed Regulation to Prevent and Combat Child Sexual Abuse (CSAR), a legal package that would obligate digital service provider...

Dec 19, 2025

headdress and muslin tourist in Europe

Tourists who wear Muslim headdresses—hijabs, niqabs or burqas—face a patchwork of European rules: full or partial public-face bans exist in several countries and workplace or institutional neutrality ...

Dec 9, 2025

How have courts in my country ruled on challenges to compulsory digital identity systems

Courts in countries with high-profile digital ID programmes have split between upholding the schemes’ broad public-policy aims and imposing legal limits to protect privacy and constitutional rights: I...

Dec 4, 2025

Does EU Chat Control require platforms to retain deleted or deactivated user content for scanning?

EU-level “Chat Control” debates in 2025 shifted away from a blanket, mandatory requirement to scan encrypted messages; the Danish Presidency’s late-2025 compromise makes scanning voluntary for Member ...

Dec 4, 2025

Are there appellate or Supreme Court decisions addressing streaming-only possession of illegal digital content?

U.S. federal courts and Congress have recently grappled with illegal streaming but there is no single Supreme Court decision on pure “streaming‑only” private viewing in the materials provided; Congres...

Nov 30, 2025

reject eu chat control reject mandatory and voluntary chat control

EU governments agreed a new negotiating position on the Child Sexual Abuse Regulation (CSAR) — dubbed “Chat Control” — on 26 November 2025 that removes mandatory, blanket detection orders in favour of...

Oct 6, 2025

Did the US pressure Romania to re-run its presidential election?

Multiple contemporary reports and the source materials you provided show no evidence that the United States pressured Romania to rerun its presidential election. , with reporting focused on coup-plot ...