Update. "Farmers Sue Over Deletion of Climate Data From Government Websites"
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/24/climate/agriculture-farmer-website-data-lawsuit.html

"Organic farmers and environmental groups sued the Agriculture Department on Monday over its scrubbing of references to #climate change from its website…That included websites containing data sets, interactive tools and funding information that farmers and researchers relied on for planning and adaptation projects, according to the lawsuit…Peter Lehner, a lawyer for #Earthjustice, said the pages being purged were crucial for farmers facing risks linked to climate change, including heat waves, droughts, floods, extreme weather and wildfires."

#Agriculture #Censorship #DefendResearch #Litigation #Takedowns #Trump #USPol #USPolitics

Update. "Court Orders #CDC, #FDA to Restore Scrubbed Webpages, Data"
https://www.medpagetoday.com/washington-watch/washington-watch/114177

"A federal judge on Tuesday ordered government agencies to restore public access to health-related webpages and datasets that they removed to comply with an executive order by President #Trump…The scrubbed material includes reports on HIV prevention, a CDC webpage for providing clinicians with guidance on reproductive healthcare, and an FDA study on 'sex differences in the clinical evaluation of medical products.'"

#Censorship #DefendResearch #Litigation #Medicine #Takedowns #USPol #USPolitics

Landmark court ruling in Paraguay on access to information in facial recognition case

At TEDIC, we are firmly committed to defending human rights, promoting transparency, and ensuring access to public information. We believe that, in a context where the state increasingly uses invasive surveillance te

https://www.tedic.org/landmark-court-ruling-in-paraguay-on-access-to-information-in-facial-recognition-case/

#Blog #InformationAccess #DigitalRights #litigation #PersonalData #Privacy

In the Netherlands, the oil giant Shell has won an appeal against a 2021 landmark ruling that ordered it to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 per cent.
The appeals court in The Hague, Netherlands, said Shell had a responsibility to cut emissions, but it dismissed applying a general reduction goal.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-12/shell-wins-appeal-against-court-order-to-slash-carbon-emissions/104592926 #climate #litigation #EUlaw

A Submission on the Therapeutic Goods and Other Legislation (Vaping Reforms) Bill 2024 (Cth) - Professor Matthew Rimmer - Community Affairs Legislation Committee - Australian Senate https://works.bepress.com/matthew_rimmer/434/
#ecigarettes #vaping #law #litigation #lawreform #healthlaw #consumerlaw #advertisingregulation #auslaw #auspol

Matthew Rimmer, 'Intellectual Property and Bioprinting: The Battle Royale between BICO and Organovo' (2023) 6 (1) Stockholm Intellectual Property Law Review 15-36. https://stockholmiplawreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/02.SIPLR2023nr1_Rimmer.pdf https://works.bepress.com/matthew_rimmer/427/ My latest. #3dprinting #bioprinting #patent #litigation #health

Moderna loses a COVID vaccine patent in Europe amid heated clash with BioNTech, Pfizer https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/covid-19-patent-war-rages-biontech-win-moderna-european-patent-ruled-invalid #patent #COVID19 #access2meds #litigation

Moderna loses a COVID vaccine patent in Europe amid heated clash with BioNTech, Pfizer https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/covid-19-patent-war-rages-biontech-win-moderna-european-patent-ruled-invalid #patent #COVID19 #access2meds #litigation

Young people to take 32 European countries to court over climate policies https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/14/young-people-to-take-32-european-countries-to-court-over-climate-policies #climate #litigation #humanrights