Quebec's tough stand backfires as protests grow
24 May 2012, 5:44 am
The decision of Quebec Premier Jean Charest to get tough with student protesters and introduce a draconian new law has backfired and only served to build support for their movement, experts say.

Statement From American Progressive Bag Alliance on Los Angeles City Council's Vote to Ban Plastic Retail Bags
23 May 2012, 3:13 pm
LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Los Angeles City Council today voted to impose a draconian policy to ban plastic retail bags, a move that puts hundreds of Los Angeles area jobs at risk, without ...

Quebec students protest tuition hike, draconian law restricting protests
23 May 2012, 11:33 am
Canadian police arrested more than 100 protesters in Montreal Tuesday night, four days after the Quebec government passed a controversial new law that restricts protests, the National Post reports.

Russia's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Law Increasing the Punishment for Protesting
23 May 2012, 8:24 am
A law imposing draconian new fines on those participating in "unsanctioned" protests is a worrying sign about the likely course of Putin's third term and virtually guarantees political conflict and radicalization. Nothing about this new law is redeemable, is it a shockingly regressive pseudo-Soviet piece of legislation that is more cause for alarm than virtually any other one I can recall.

Mangano Hopes To Avoid ‘draconian’ Cuts In Nassau County
22 May 2012, 10:36 am
The Nassau County Legislature has given County Executive Ed Mangano the authority to make over $40 million in budget cuts on his own, without legislative consultation.

Russian MPs debate heavy sanctions on protesters
22 May 2012, 10:09 am
Russian MPs debated a draconian bill on Tuesday that raises fines for joining unsanctioned protests 200-fold.

Journal letters: draconian cuts are heartless
17 May 2012, 11:48 am
The May 10 Times article, "Highlights of House GOP budget cuts," was mistitled and should have been headlined, "Lowlights ... " Are we returning to the early 20th century with these draconian cuts?

Law killing sandalwood in Karnataka
17 May 2012, 3:54 am
draconian regulations and the failure to maintain the extent of area under sandalwood cultivation, let alone increasing it, has turned the situation for the worse. Karnataka claims to be the home of sandalwood and sandal oil.

Judges quash "draconian" child pornography order on teenage boy because the material was "age appropriate"
15 May 2012, 3:09 pm
The Court of Appeal has overturned a "draconian" sexual offences order imposed on a man who viewed child pornography because he was 15 when the images were downloaded.

The draconian hidden penalty on student loans
10 May 2012, 10:54 am
If you default on your payments, the federal government may hit you with a 25% sledge-hammer. And it's entirely legal.