- Farmer studied law himself for 16 years to sue a chemical firm for polluting his land-he won the first round https://usatimesinc.com/farmer-studied-law-16-years-sue-chemical-firm-polluting-land-won-first-round/ 5 comments science
- Trump plans to cut US funding to South Africa over land law. Musk has also criticized the country https://apnews.com/article/trump-south-africa-cut-funding-aid-musk-92529403c0902bacd9d5cc5985d429cb 7 comments politics
- [Mike McGrath, Matt Law] Chelsea will land a £5 million bonus from Eden Hazard’s deal to Real Madrid after the Spaniards reached the Champions League final – despite the player’s retirement from football seven months ago. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/05/15/chelsea-5m-eden-hazard-bonus-real-madrid-move-retirement/ 305 comments soccer
- A housing shortage is testing Oregon's pioneering land use law. Lawmakers are set to tweak it https://apnews.com/article/oregon-land-use-law-urban-growth-boundary-housing-d85c2413f169cd02cbf6b15fd9c95329 23 comments politics
- Trump indictment could land as early as Monday, sending law enforcement scrambling https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/20/law-enforcement-donald-trump-indictment-plan-00087836 16 comments law
- AG Mark Brnovich says pre-statehood abortion ban is law of the land in Arizona https://ktar.com/story/5132955/ag-mark-brnovich-says-pre-statehood-abortion-ban-is-law-of-the-land-in-arizona/ 10 comments politics
- Kazakh President Signs Into Law Long-Debated Bill Banning Land Ownership By Foreigners https://www.rferl.org/a/kazakhstan-ban-on-foreigners-owning-land-becomes-law/31252826.html 4 comments worldnews
- Jharkhand cops arrest RTI Journalist for carrying drugs, probe finds drugs planted. | Singh was working on a number of RTI stories on such lands that can’t be sold to general population under the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act, but was still sold in complete violation of law. https://www.news18.com/news/india/jharkhand-cops-arrest-rti-journalist-for-carrying-drugs-probe-finds-drugs-planted-3504779.html 8 comments india
- SCOTUS rules broad swath of Oklahoma is Native American land for purposes of federal criminal law https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/politics/tribal-territory-supreme-court-ruling/index.html 4 comments politics
- The Brazilian government is seeking to use coronavirus as cover to usher in laws which could lead to increased occupation of indigenous lands and deforestation in the Amazon, campaigners and experts allege, amid warnings that further environmental disruption may lead to new pandemics. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/coronavirus-brazil-amazon-deforestation-disease-bolsonaro-mp910-indigenous-fires-a9493846.html 315 comments worldnews
- See How This Political Boss and His Associates Bought Up Valuable Land After A Tax Break Law https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/camden 3 comments politics
- Muslim Law Board Rejects Appeal by Intellectuals to Surrender Ayodhya Land as ‘Goodwill Gesture’ https://www.news18.com/news/india/babri-masjid-panel-snubs-appeal-by-muslim-intellectuals-to-return-ayodhya-land-as-goodwill-gesture-2341659.html 63 comments india
- Medicare Turns Fifty-Four Today. We Need to Defend and Expand It - Fifty-four years ago today, Medicare became the law of the land. The program has been massively successful despite continued efforts to destroy it. While defending Medicare, our next step is clear: Medicare for All. https://jacobinmag.com/2019/07/medicare-for-all-universal-health-care 32 comments politics
- Saskatchewan proposes controversial trespass law requiring landowner permission: A First Nations leader says proposed Saskatchewan legislation that would require people to get permission before going on private land could lead to clashes and even deaths. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2018/11/27/saskatchewan-proposes-controversial-trespass-law-requiring-landowner-permission.html 3 comments worldnews
- South Africa white farmer land grabs will be law after change to constitution approved https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/743025/south-africa-land-seizures-white-farmers-constitutional-change 3 comments worldnews
- A federal judge has declared unconstitutional a California law that restricted the U.S. government’s ability to sell or transfer federal lands in the state to private entities, handing a victory to the Trump administration https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-california-land/judge-strikes-down-california-law-restricting-federal-land-sales-idUSKCN1N72EL 14 comments law
- GOP rep: ObamaCare is 'law of the land' for the foreseeable future http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/344567-gop-rep-obamacare-is-law-of-the-land-for-the-foreseeable-future 14 comments politics
- In Gujarat, opposition to the new land law leads to an unlikely alliance. Dalit activist Jignesh Mewani, Patidar leader Hardik Patel and OBC leader Alpesh Thakor are planning a joint agitation against the land acquisition law. http://scroll.in/article/820122/in-gujarat-opposition-to-the-new-land-law-leads-to-an-unlikely-alliance 4 comments india
- Mugabe reportedly owns 14 farms, breaking his own laws by owning more than one piece of land http://www.thesouthafrican.com/mugabe-reportedly-owns-14-farms-contrary-to-zim-constitution/ 250 comments worldnews
- Interior ‘strongly opposes’ bill to disarm federal land law enforcement http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/284333-interior-strongly-opposes-bill-to-disarm-federal-land-law 5 comments politics
- Huckabee: Dred Scott 'still the law of the land' http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/huckabee-dred-scott-still-the-law-the-land 39 comments law
- "Walker, a potential 2016 GOP contender, argued the nation needs a conservative president who can appoint conservative Supreme Court justices "who will faithfully interpret the Constitution and laws of our land without injecting their own political agendas."" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/26/scott-walker-gay-marriage_n_7672198.html 4 comments politics
- Farmers fear fracking could spell financial ruin - new laws that would strip people of power to block fracking beneath their property or land... no compensation will be paid to individual home and landowners, because they should not be affected by the gas or oil extraction deep beneath them. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/energy/fracking/11141913/farmers-fear-fracking-could-spell-financial-ruin.html 241 comments worldnews
- Law enforcement agencies get millions from seizures. Law enforcement agencies in Virginia have received more than $57 million over the past six years to use in their departments by seizing cash, cars, land and other property. http://hamptonroads.com/2014/05/law-enforcement-agencies-get-millions-seizures 12 comments politics
- An apology to the 1 percent. Laws that limit you to one measly helipad on your very own land? Where will it end? Will they make you fly commercial? Buy off the rack? Golf on a public course? http://herald-review.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/an-apology-to-the-percent/article_d19c257c-43fd-566d-bba3-005aa1720350.html 7 comments worldnews
- UN Economic and Finance Committee Demands Israel End Occupation of Arab Lands, Including Syrian Golan, and Cease Violations International Law http://rinf.com/alt-news/breaking-news/un-economic-and-finance-committee-demands-israel-end-occupation-of-arab-lands-including-syrian-golan-and-cease-violations-international-law/ 3 comments worldnews
- South Korean firm's move to buy land near Japanese military base triggers debate in law to ban such sales in an ongoing tit-for-tat dispute over the Dokdo islands http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1342098/japan-ponders-law-banning-foreigners-buying-land-near-military-sites 4 comments worldnews
- Supreme Court Justices Can't Figure Out Email | "It does sound quaint and endearing, until you remember that these are the people charged with interpreting the law of the land on issues like online privacy and digital surveillance." http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130820/16093124259/supreme-court-justices-cant-figure-out-email-completely-mystified-social-media.shtml 5 comments privacy
- America's Surveillance Net: There is a revolution afoot—one that is being carried out by the government against the fundamental law of the land. http://www.thenation.com/article/174889/americas-surveillance-net 3 comments politics
- Justice Department suing over Utah's HB155, which would prevent federal officers from enforcing the law on Utah's public lands. In a related story, I'm so embarrassed to live in Utah right now. http://fox13now.com/2013/05/13/justice-department-files-lawsuit-over-utah-legislation/ 3 comments politics
- Nine Tea Party legislators in Wisconsin want to arrest any federal officials who come to their state and try to implement Obamacare - you know, that law passed by Congress, upheld by the Supreme Court and declared the "law of the land” by mainstream conservatives. http://www.commondreams.org/further/2012/11/14-2 219 comments politics
- Loophole Could Allow Private Land Claims on Other Worlds - Under the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which governs international space law, no one nation can claim sovereignty over a body in space. But there could be a loophole. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/moon-mars-property/ 5 comments space
- Loophole could allow private land claims on other worlds, circumventing the 1967 Outer Space Treaty governing international space law whereby no one nation can claim sovereignty over a body in space. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/04/moon-mars-property/ 6 comments science
- The governments of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay are drafting laws to curb acquisition by foreigners of extensive tracts of their fertile agricultural land. http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55598 62 comments worldnews
- San Francisco's BART is no longer accepting ads for medical marijuana, saying: "The material that is submitted to be advertised on BART must follow all the rules and laws of the land." http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/09/marijuana_ads_bart.php 15 comments politics
- Utah Eminent Domain Law: Governor Signs Bill Authorizing Eminent Domain To Take FEDERAL Land (A new low for Republicans) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/29/utah-eminent-domain-law-g_n_517297.html 18 comments politics
- BAILOUT #2: There was no policy change after the first bailout of Fannie and Freddie, so they're going down the tubes again. This will keep happening as long as the Community Reinvestment Act is allowed to be the law of the land. http://www.forbes.com/2010/03/10/fact-and-comment-opinions-steve-forbes.html?boxes=opinionschanneleditors 3 comments economy
- Federal law now criminalizes activities that the average person would never dream would land him in prison. Consequently, every year, thousands of upstanding, responsible Americans run afoul of some incomprehensible federal law and end up serving time in federal prison. http://www.vitalisnews.com/federal_law_now_criminalizes_activities.htm 71 comments reddit.com
- "We take the land first and the law comes after." Israelis have always been horrified at the idea of parallels between their country and the racist system that ruled the old South Africa. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2006/feb/06/southafrica.israel 30 comments politics
- Wealthier countries including the United States and Australia score behind Latin America and African nations when it comes to laws protecting indigenous land rights, according to the first analysis of an online global map of land ownership http://www.reuters.com/article/us-land-global-mapping-iduskcn10k1xg?il=0 10 comments worldnews