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University of California Settles Lawsuit with Jewish Students, Agrees to Court-Enforced Protections

Fifteen-year injunction mandates equal access after lawsuit alleging religious discrimination during campus protests In a consent judgment issued July 29, 2025, a federal court permanently barred UCLA officials from permitting the exclusion of Jewish students, faculty, or staff from any

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Tennessee Muslim Organization Challenges Denial of Mosque Permit in Federal Court

Complaint alleges religious discrimination and unequal treatment under federal and Tennessee law In a newly filed federal lawsuit, the Bartlett Muslim Society accuses the City of Bartlett, Tennessee of religious discrimination after the city rejected the group’s application to build

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Digital Shadows and Engineered Skies: The Systems You Were Never Meant to Notice

From secret sunlight-dimming tests to radar-like Wi‑Fi tracking and AI-guided drones, emerging technologies pose novel challenges to privacy, human rights, and global norms. In 2024, a pilot solar geoengineering experiment off San Francisco tested spraying salt particles into the air

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Court Expands Religious Rights to Non-Religious Entity in Safehouse Ruling

Ruling allows secular organizations to claim religious exemptions—raising concerns over future legal carveouts and regulatory avoidance Safehouse, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit formed to combat opioid overdoses, planned to open a facility where individuals could engage in supervised illegal drug use. The

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