US District Judge Sara Ellis on Friday ordered federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to limit use force, prohibiting riot-control weapons against journalists or protestors except under specific and narrow conditions.  The preliminary injunction is the latest in an ongoing court battle that started with a class action suit alleging First Amendment violations, filed The post US federal judge restricts ICE use of force in Chicago appeared first on JURIST – News.

The Danish government announced on Friday a national minimum age requirement of 15 years for “certain” social media platforms. The Ministry of Digitalization describes the implementation as “groundbreaking,” noting that Denmark is the first EU country to establish such an age limit on social media. The agreement prohibits children under 15 from self-registering on platforms The post Denmark announces national minimum age requirement for certain social media appeared first on JURIST – News.

The UN Working Group on the use of mercenaries warned Friday of the increasing use of mercenaries and private military and security companies (PMSCs) as “proxy actors” in both conflict and peacetime settings. These private actors reportedly facilitate violence and human rights violations worldwide. In its latest report to the UN General Assembly, the working The post UN experts warn of growing use of ‘proxy actors’ in both war and peacetime appeared first on JURIST – News.

Cornell University announced on Friday that it has reached a settlement with US President Donald Trump’s administration to adopt the administration’s interpretation of federal civil rights laws, and to pay $60 million. In exchange, the federal government will restore Cornell’s federal research funding and end ongoing investigations. President Michael I. Kotlikoff wrote: “The decades-long research The post Cornell University announces $60M deal with Trump administration to restore funding appeared first on JURIST – News.