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Georgia Enacts Sweeping Tort Reform and Litigation Funding Laws
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has signed Georgia Senate Bills 68 and 69 into law, enacting the most significant overhaul of Georgia’s tort system since 2005. The laws, enacted on April 21, 2025, are consequential for the product liability sector, introducing new procedural rules, damages limitations, and comprehensive regulation of third-party litigation funding….By: DLA Piper
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Alberta Separatism Push Roils Canada
The country is just emerging from a period of political turmoil with a new prime minister in place. But now Alberta, a conservative Western province, is planning a referendum to break away.
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As the Soviet Union Fell, Did the K.G.B. Leave Behind a Gift in Brazil?
A forensic analysis of birth certificates used by deep-cover operatives suggests a tantalizing possibility.
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South Africa Wanted to Talk Trade. Then Trump Turned Down the Lights.
In a bruising Oval Office meeting, the visitors’ plan to keep President Trump from focusing on false accusations of white genocide backfired spectacularly.
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Israelis, Stunned by D.C. Shooting, Fear Backlash Over Gaza War
Political leaders pointed fingers at each other, suggesting that their opponents were responsible for a rise in antisemitism and criticism of Israel.
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In Trump Era, Taiwan Defense Chief Says U.S. Still Is a Check on China
Wellington Koo says the Trump administration has a shared interest in security in the region, but Taiwan must also ready its own forces for asymmetric warfare.
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Toyin Ojih Odutola Is Drawing Up Worlds
The Nigerian American artist takes pencil and pastel to monumental scale. Her newest works are her most personal yet, and her most universal.
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Candida Alvarez’s Full Life in Living Color
After mentoring a generation of artists, the seasoned “Diasporican” painter has a career in bloom, with a solo show and a bold dialogue with Bob Thompson.
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A New View of John Singer Sargent’s American Socialites
The rich expatriates Sargent painted in London were dismissed as “dollar princesses.” A new exhibition looks beyond that label to their achievements and inner lives.
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Mexico City to Welcome a New Frida Kahlo Museum
The future museum, adjacent to the famed Casa Azul, will be in a private residence acquired by Kahlo’s parents.
