European Court of Justice
Employers Can Ban Staff From Wearing Muslim Headscarves After EU Court Ruling
"A sad day for equality."
Scotland Is Fighting to Make Booze More Expensive to Solve Its Drinking Problem
Scotland's alcohol-pricing law violates European Union commerce rules, but the European Court of Justice let the possibility of a minimum price stand so long as Scottish courts first determine whether raising taxes on alcohol is just as effective.
Facebook's Tracking of Internet Users in Belgium Could Cost It $268,000 a Day
On Monday, a court in Brussels delivered a ruling that gives the social media giant 48 hours to stop tracking Belgian internet users who are not registered with the social media site or face a hefty daily fine.
Europe Ruled Its Data-Sharing Agreement With US Tech Companies Invalid
A case concerning Facebook data and the NSA has dealt a fatal blow to the widely-used pact that let companies easily transfer data from the EU to the US.
Europe Doesn’t Want Scotland to Introduce Minimum Prices for Alcohol
Despite public health benefits, the European Court of Justice has delayed Scotland’s attempts to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol by ruling that the policy would breach European Union free trade laws.
Who Has the Right to Be Forgotten on the Internet?
Five months after a European court decision that required Google (and other search engines) to "forget" certain information about people, the mechanics of that forgetting is still a complicated muddle.