The Michaelmas Legal Term began on Thursday 1 October 2026 and will run to Monday 21 December 2026.
On 9 September 2026, OpenAI announced that it was pushing for mandatory national AI safety requirements in the United States because of
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore…
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is…
The Press Justice Project supports people affected by press abuse and campaigns for higher standards across journalism. On 13 October, it will be bringing that work into focus with an event looking at the ways women are treated by the…
The Journal of Media Law has published a special issue on “Making Public Allegations: Media Law in its Social Context” (currently open access). The collection asks how media law can create settings which both protect due process and deserved…
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is…
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is…
This post covers developments since the last weekly Law and Media Round Up on 3 August 2026. The summer legal vacation will run until Thursday 1 October 2026 when the Michaelmas Legal Term will begin. Our next weekly round up…
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is…
Columbia Global Freedom of Expression seeks to contribute to the development of an integrated and progressive jurisprudence and understanding on freedom of expression and information around the world. It maintains an extensive database of international case law. This is…