Rights

Mexico Enacts Pioneering Personal Data Protection Law: Expands Rights for Individuals and Legal Entities Alike

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Mexico City, Mexico – A significant legislative change in Mexico came into effect on March 21, 2025, with the enforcement of the Federal Law on the Protection of Personal Data Held by Private Parties (FLPPD). This new law, which was published just a day before its enactment, introduces critical alterations that reshape the privacy landscape in Mexico, particularly concerning how private entities handle personal data. One of the most groundbreaking reforms is the dissolution of the National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data. The oversight responsibilities previously held by this … Read more

Jury Rules Greenpeace Owes $660M to Pipeline Firm, Sparking Concerns Over Free Speech and Protest Rights

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Mandan, ND – A North Dakota jury has handed down a verdict requiring Greenpeace to pay Energy Transfer hundreds of millions of dollars over its involvement in protests against the Dakota Access pipeline. The jury, after extensive deliberation, sided predominantly with the plaintiff on accusations of defamation and facilitating illegal activities during the demonstrations. Dallas-based Energy Transfer, valued near $70 billion, initially brought the lawsuit against Greenpeace, accusing the environmental group of promoting falsehoods and instigating disruptive protests in 2016 and 2017. Greenpeace countered, citing the accusations as attempts to suppress peaceful, constitutionally guaranteed protests. … Read more

High Profile Lawyer Wins Critical Restraining Order Against Trump’s Executive Decisions, Defending Law Firms and Constitutional Rights

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two prestigious law firms, Jenner & Block and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, successfully secured temporary restraining orders (TROs) on Friday. These orders temporarily halt significant parts of President Donald Trump’s recent executive actions, which included suspending the firms’ attorneys’ security clearances, restricting their access to government facilities, blocking government employment of their staffers, and calling for reviews of their clients’ government contracts. Represented by former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, Jenner & Block challenged the executive orders on grounds of constitutional rights and legal ethics. Clement, a notable figure who … Read more

Landmark Civil Rights Era Case Under Scrutiny: The Future of Press Freedom at Stake

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New York — On March 29, 1960, a full-page advertisement in the New York Times placed by the Committee to Defend Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Freedom in the South became a pivotal moment in civil rights history. This advertisement criticized police tactics in southern cities such as Montgomery, Alabama, where authorities were accused of unconstitutional actions to suppress civil rights demonstrations. The ad did not specifically name Montgomery City Commissioner L.B. Sullivan, yet he instituted a libel case against the Times, claiming the publication indirectly defamed him. Sullivan’s initial victory in an … Read more