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One of my students took a break from studying for final exams to ask for my thoughts about the recent leak of the draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion overruling the Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey abortion precedents.

Animal rights advocates yesterday staged a sit-in in front of the Forestry Bureau to protest a hearing on allowing special interest groups, including indigenous people, to hunt wildlife. Protesters read out statements and shouted slogans such as “We oppose the bureau opening up for illegal hunting,” “Stop killing endangered wildlife” and “Animals cannot speak up for themselves, so we have to speak for them.” Wildlife are living creatures and resources belonging to all citizens, not m...

CLARITY NEEDED: While saying they were entirely against hunting, animal rights advocates did point out that gray areas in the law are prone to abuseBy Jason Pan / Staff reporter

The Legislative Yuan yesterday passed an amendment reducing the penalty for growing cannabis for personal use from at least five years in prison to one to seven years in jail. Those found guilty can also be fined up to NT$1 million (US$34,211). However, people found guilty of cultivating cannabis with the intention of selling it as a narcotic still face at least five years in prison and can be fined up to NT$5 million, according to the Narcotics Hazard Prevention Act (毒品危害防制條例). ...

/ Staff writer, with CNAThe Legislative Yuan yesterday passed an amendment reducing the penalty for growing cannabis for personal use from at least five years in prison to one to seven years in jail. Those found guilty can also be fined up to NT$1 million （US$34,211）.

Earlier today, the Associated Press published an article in which it quoted Justice Barrett as follows (purportedly regarding the upcoming opinions on the

A Taiwanese-Japanese same-sex couple yesterday filed an administrative suit against the Ministry of the Interior (MOI), urging it to amend laws to allow same-sex couples to be married in Taiwan regardless of laws in their countries of origin. Constitutional Interpretation No. 748 has legalized same-sex marriage in Taiwan, and transnational same-sex couples can register their marriage under the Act for Judicial Yuan’s Implementation of Constitutional Interpretation No. 748 (司法院釋字第�...

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) caucus yesterday called on the government to be more restrictive regarding the types of food that can be imported from Japan’s Fukushima and surrounding prefectures once an import ban is lifted. The Executive Yuan on Tuesday last week said that Taiwan would soon allow the importation of food products that had been banned following the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant disaster. Foods imported from the five prefectures would need certificates of ori...

By Dan Berman, CNN The bidding war for parts of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's library is over, and it's clear that fans of the late Supreme Court justice have

By Dan Berman, CNN The bidding war for parts of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's library is over, and it's clear that fans of the late Supreme Court justice have