Trending Law in USA — September 2026
The 98 most-viewed law on Wikipedia, September 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: sharia. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
1,398,202
Total Views (September 2026)
1
sharia
Islamic law
60,998
views
views
2
public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
52,227
views
views
3
Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
48,948
views
views
4
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
2025 United States budget reconciliation law
40,657
views
views
5
Constitution of India
Supreme law of India (1950-present)
38,957
views
views
6
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
U.S. law
32,407
views
views
7
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
30,121
views
views
8
Geneva Conventions
the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war
28,548
views
views
9
Title IX
US 1972 congress act
27,410
views
views
10
Patriot Act
2001 United States anti-terrorism law
25,699
views
views
11
Articles of Confederation
first constitution of the United States (1781–1789)
25,588
views
views
12
Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
24,592
views
views
13
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
23,878
views
views
14
uniform civil code of India
proposition for uniform codified personal law in India that is not respect to religion
23,742
views
views
15
Controlled Substances Act
United States anti-drug law
23,406
views
views
16
No Child Left Behind Act
2002 United States education reform law; repealed 2015
23,011
views
views
17
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
22,908
views
views
18
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
21,885
views
views
19
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
21,789
views
views
20
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
United States law covering finance and accountability
18,956
views
views
21
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
United States federal law concerning health information
18,936
views
views
22
Onion Futures Act
1958 United States law
17,024
views
views
23
Mann Act
1910 Act of the United States Congress
15,959
views
views
24
sodomy laws in the United States
laws in the united states regarding sodomy before 2003
15,423
views
views
25
Epstein Files Transparency Act
2025 legislation in the United States
15,258
views
views
26
Halakha
Jewish rabbinical law
15,154
views
views
27
denazification
process by which former civilian and military members of Nazi Germany, under Allied Control Council authority, participated in abandonment of Nazi principles
15,118
views
views
28
Didache
1st-century Koine Greek Christian text
14,865
views
views
29
stand-your-ground law
legal principle permitting use of force against aggressors without obligation to retreat
14,815
views
views
30
Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
14,280
views
views
31
same-sex marriage in the United States
marriage between members of the same gender within the United States of America
14,272
views
views
32
Fair Credit Reporting Act
U.S. federal legislation regulating use of private information by credit rating agencies
13,740
views
views
33
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
13,642
views
views
34
Voting Rights Act of 1965
piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
13,533
views
views
35
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
1930 U.S. trade law placing and raising tariffs on tens of thousands of imports
13,498
views
views
36
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
copyright law in the United States of America
13,108
views
views
37
Civil Code of the French
civil code of 1804
12,620
views
views
38
document
form for preservation of structured and identified information
12,562
views
views
39
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
12,394
views
views
40
massacre at Huế
massacre in Vietnam War
11,930
views
views
41
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists
authorizes the use of military force against those responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001
11,373
views
views
42
Megan's Law
Law
11,366
views
views
43
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
11,360
views
views
44
Chinese Exclusion Act
act of US Congress in 1882 that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers
11,251
views
views
45
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)
11,096
views
views
46
Kansas–Nebraska Act
1854 United States legislation promoted by Stephen A. Douglas which repealed the Missouri Compromise line and disrupted the Compromise of 1850
10,803
views
views
47
Indian Removal Act
law signed on May 28, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson
10,763
views
views
48
visa policy in the European Union
overview of the visa policy in the European Union
10,623
views
views
49
Respect for Marriage Act
act of the United States Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act
10,552
views
views
50
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
Act of the Parliament of India
10,267
views
views
51
American Service-Members' Protection Act
United States federal law enacted 2 August 2002
10,248
views
views
52
Kobe child murders
Japanese double-murder case
10,069
views
views
53
G.I. Bill
United States law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans
9,916
views
views
54
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Laken Riley Act
United States law signed in 2025
9,904
views
views
55
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
9,890
views
views
56
War Powers Resolution
1973 U.S. federal law limiting the power of the president to declare war
9,649
views
views
57
Communist Control Act of 1954
Law outlawing the Communist Party in the United States
9,595
views
views
58
National Popular Vote Interstate Compact
not yet active agreement between some states of the United States of America to allocate their presidential electors to the winner of the national popular vote
9,373
views
views
59
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
American law
9,346
views
views
60
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
United States federal statute
9,257
views
views
61
visa policy of Thailand
Policy on permit required to enter Thailand
9,237
views
views
62
Superfund
Act of Congress in the United States; authorized U.S. EPA program to address abandoned hazardous waste sites
9,174
views
views
63
Alien and Sedition Acts
series of Acts of Congress
9,020
views
views
64
Homestead Acts
United States federal laws (1860s-1930s) granting ownership of land
8,996
views
views
65
visa policy of the United States
policy on permits required to enter the United States and its unincorporated territories
8,921
views
views
66
Hanafism
one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
8,820
views
views
67
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Act of the United States Congress
8,787
views
views
68
Sherman Antitrust Act
1890 U.S. anti-monopoly law
8,761
views
views
69
Defense of Marriage Act
1996 U.S. federal law, repealed in 2022
8,739
views
views
70
Visa Waiver Program
program allowing 90-day visa free travel to the United States for citizens of some countries
8,660
views
views
71
Smith–Mundt Act
act regulating State Department broadcasting to foreign & domestic audiences
8,332
views
views
72
Immigration Act of 1924
1924 United States anti-immigration law
8,300
views
views
73
CHIPS and Science Act
United States legislation promoting the semiconductor industry and public basic research
8,164
views
views
74
Begich Towers
a building in the small city of Whittier, Alaska, USA
8,061
views
views
75
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
United States federal act
7,971
views
views
76
Hatch Act of 1939
United States law
7,663
views
views
77
United States nationality law
uniform rule of naturalization of the United States set out in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
7,556
views
views
78
Salic law
major body of Frankish law governing all the Franks of Frankia under the rule of its kings during the Old Frankish Period
7,536
views
views
79
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Act of the Parliament of India
7,445
views
views
80
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
American immigration law
7,422
views
views
81
TAKE IT DOWN Act
2025 United States law
7,381
views
views
82
law of Moses
the Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
7,376
views
views
83
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
inflation reduction bill
7,249
views
views
84
treaty
express agreement between nations under international law
7,210
views
views
85
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act
health care and support bill for survivors of 9/11 in the United States
7,184
views
views
86
Freedom of Information Act
1967 US statute regarding access to information produced by the US government; gave individuals, including non-US citizens, rights to apply for looking into government files including those - with restrictions - of the US intelligence agencies
6,773
views
views
87
Taft–Hartley Act
act regulating labor unions in the USA
6,649
views
views
88
Code of Ur-Nammu
oldest surviving law code
6,583
views
views
89
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
6,572
views
views
90
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
American federal cyber law
6,564
views
views
91
penal transportation
relocation of convicted criminals to a distant place
6,538
views
views
92
Posse Comitatus Act
pursuant to
6,536
views
views
93
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
Act of the Parliament of India
6,424
views
views
94
United States Code
official compilation and codification of the United States federal laws
6,320
views
views
95
Dawes Act
US legislative act regulating Native American tribal lands
6,204
views
views
96
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
6,184
views
views
97
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
U.S. federal tax legislation
6,180
views
views
98
freedoms of the air
set of international commercial aviation rights
6,151
views
views