Most Popular Legal Topics
Ranked by Wikipedia monthly pageviews — the real-world attention signal across 8 languages.
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sharia
Islamic law
98,898
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Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
78,656
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public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
74,539
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Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
61,125
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Constitution of India
Supreme law of India (1950-present)
56,428
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One Big Beautiful Bill Act
2025 United States budget reconciliation law
51,800
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
49,527
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Geneva Conventions
the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war
47,870
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Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
47,821
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Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
U.S. law
46,108
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
42,553
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Kobe child murders
Japanese double-murder case
39,165
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
36,129
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Patriot Act
2001 United States anti-terrorism law
35,766
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Controlled Substances Act
United States anti-drug law
33,067
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Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
32,590
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
32,366
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Articles of Confederation
first constitution of the United States (1781–1789)
32,057
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No Child Left Behind Act
2002 United States education reform law; repealed 2015
31,715
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Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
28,614
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21
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
United States law covering finance and accountability
26,736
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22
uniform civil code of India
proposition for uniform codified personal law in India that is not respect to religion
26,543
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denazification
process by which former civilian and military members of Nazi Germany, under Allied Control Council authority, participa
26,387
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Didache
1st-century Koine Greek Christian text
25,312
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Halakha
Jewish rabbinical law
24,733
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Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
1930 U.S. trade law placing and raising tariffs on tens of thousands of imports
24,084
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27
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
United States federal law concerning health information
24,042
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28
Civil Code of the French
civil code of 1804
23,379
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29
Mann Act
1910 Act of the United States Congress
23,166
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document
form for preservation of structured and identified information
21,527
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31
Fair Credit Reporting Act
U.S. federal legislation regulating use of private information by credit rating agencies
21,471
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Title IX
US 1972 congress act
21,389
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Epstein Files Transparency Act
2025 legislation in the United States
21,220
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Onion Futures Act
1958 United States law
21,084
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sodomy laws in the United States
laws in the united states regarding sodomy before 2003
20,996
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stand-your-ground law
legal principle permitting use of force against aggressors without obligation to retreat
20,854
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Salic law
major body of Frankish law governing all the Franks of Frankia under the rule of its kings during the Old Frankish Perio
20,702
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
20,626
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39
Communist Control Act of 1954
Law outlawing the Communist Party in the United States
20,569
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same-sex marriage in the United States
marriage between members of the same gender within the United States of America
20,266
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41
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
19,333
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42
massacre at Huế
massacre in Vietnam War
16,970
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Digital Millennium Copyright Act
copyright law in the United States of America
16,807
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Megan's Law
Law
16,729
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Hanafism
one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
16,566
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visa policy of the People's Republic of China
policy which denotes whether a citizen of a country requires a visa to enter the mainland of China (PRC)
16,562
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National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
not yet active agreement between some states of the United States of America to allocate their presidential electors to
16,526
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Chinese Exclusion Act
act of US Congress in 1882 that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers
15,977
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Kansas–Nebraska Act
1854 United States legislation promoted by Stephen A. Douglas which repealed the Missouri Compromise line and disrupted
15,774
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Laken Riley Act
United States law signed in 2025
15,767
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visa policy in the European Union
overview of the visa policy in the European Union
15,533
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citizenship of the United States
legal and political status
15,454
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Sayama Incident
1963 murder
15,317
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Homestead Acts
United States federal laws (1860s-1930s) granting ownership of land
14,878
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Indian Removal Act
law signed on May 28, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson
14,837
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56
Respect for Marriage Act
act of the United States Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act
14,341
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57
G.I. Bill
United States law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans
14,100
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penal transportation
relocation of convicted criminals to a distant place
14,092
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59
visa policy of the United States
policy on permits required to enter the United States and its unincorporated territories
13,787
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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
American law
13,646
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Presidential Proclamation 4311 of September 8, 1974, by President Gerald R. Ford granting a pardon to Richard M. Nixon. (NAID 299996)
1974 proclamation by U.S. President Gerald Ford
13,424
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War Powers Resolution
1973 U.S. federal law limiting the power of the president to declare war
13,359
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63
Wakayama poison curry case
Mass murder in Wakayama, Japan in July 1998
13,150
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光市母子殺害事件
13,048
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Visa Waiver Program
program allowing 90-day visa free travel to the United States for citizens of some countries
13,035
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Superfund
Act of Congress in the United States; authorized U.S. EPA program to address abandoned hazardous waste sites
12,963
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67
Sherman Antitrust Act
1890 U.S. anti-monopoly law
12,353
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68
visa policy of Thailand
Policy on permit required to enter Thailand
12,282
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69
Russian foreign agent law
2012 Russian law
12,227
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70
Convention on the Rights of the Child
international treaty about the rights of children
12,081
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71
Corpus Juris Civilis
collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence as codified by Justinian
12,042
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Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
12,035
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Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists
authorizes the use of military force against those responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001
11,937
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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
American immigration law
11,806
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treaty
express agreement between nations under international law
11,698
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76
CHIPS and Science Act
United States legislation promoting the semiconductor industry and public basic research
11,655
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77
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
11,621
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78
Begich Towers
a building in the small city of Whittier, Alaska, USA
11,597
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79
United States nationality law
uniform rule of naturalization of the United States set out in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
11,573
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80
law of Moses
the Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
11,556
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81
Immigration Act of 1924
1924 United States anti-immigration law
11,525
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82
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
United States federal statute
11,487
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83
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Act of the United States Congress
11,468
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84
Alien and Sedition Acts
series of Acts of Congress
11,281
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85
Defense of Marriage Act
1996 U.S. federal law, repealed in 2022
11,216
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86
Reichstag Fire Decree
1933 decree in Nazi Germany that abolished key civil liberties for citizens
10,892
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87
Nagoya Avec Murder
1988 murder and rape case in Nagoya, Japan
10,802
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88
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
10,615
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89
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
inflation reduction bill
10,412
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90
Code of Ur-Nammu
oldest surviving law code
10,354
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91
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
Act of the Parliament of India
10,160
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92
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
international treaty
10,121
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National Firearms Act
1934 US law regulating firearms including machine guns
9,916
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Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
American federal cyber law
9,813
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Article 41-bis prison regime
hard-prison special regime in Italy for terrorists and mafia convicted
9,785
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Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
United States federal act
9,782
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97
Freedom of Information Act
1967 US statute regarding access to information produced by the US government; gave individuals, including non-US citize
9,731
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Glass-Steagall legislation
four specific provisions of the Banking Act of 1933, separating commercial and investment banking
9,730
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Posse Comitatus Act
pursuant to
9,655
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American Service-Members' Protection Act
United States federal law enacted 2 August 2002
9,617
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