Trending Law in USA — the 7 days to 26 October 2026
The 96 most-viewed law on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 26 October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: sharia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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284,230
Total Views (the 7 days to 26 October 2026)
1
sharia
Islamic law
15,918
views
views
2
public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
10,954
views
views
3
Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
10,539
views
views
4
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
2025 United States budget reconciliation law
9,401
views
views
5
Onion Futures Act
1958 United States law
7,467
views
views
6
Constitution of India
Supreme law of India (1950-present)
7,418
views
views
7
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
U.S. law
5,714
views
views
8
Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
5,618
views
views
9
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
5,494
views
views
10
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
5,014
views
views
11
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
4,773
views
views
12
Controlled Substances Act
United States anti-drug law
4,733
views
views
13
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
4,512
views
views
14
No Child Left Behind Act
2002 United States education reform law; repealed 2015
4,305
views
views
15
Title IX
US 1972 congress act
4,185
views
views
16
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
4,087
views
views
17
sodomy laws in the United States
laws in the united states regarding sodomy before 2003
4,063
views
views
18
Voting Rights Act of 1965
piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
4,033
views
views
19
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
United States law covering finance and accountability
4,029
views
views
20
Epstein Files Transparency Act
2025 legislation in the United States
3,725
views
views
21
Mann Act
1910 Act of the United States Congress
3,492
views
views
22
Didache
1st-century Koine Greek Christian text
3,424
views
views
23
sexuality in Islam
laws of sexuality in Islam
3,307
views
views
24
denazification
process by which former civilian and military members of Nazi Germany, under Allied Control Council authority, participated in abandonment of Nazi principles
3,279
views
views
25
Halakha
Jewish rabbinical law
3,198
views
views
26
Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
3,189
views
views
27
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
copyright law in the United States of America
3,153
views
views
28
same-sex marriage in the United States
marriage between members of the same gender within the United States of America
3,153
views
views
29
Civil Code of the French
civil code of 1804
3,007
views
views
30
Patriot Act
2001 United States anti-terrorism law
2,983
views
views
31
document
form for preservation of structured and identified information
2,953
views
views
32
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
2,810
views
views
33
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Laken Riley Act
United States law signed in 2025
2,789
views
views
34
condominium
A condominium unit is legally owned by an entity which shares common elements with other owners in a real estate complex
2,765
views
views
35
Indian Removal Act
law signed on May 28, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson
2,730
views
views
36
Respect for Marriage Act
act of the United States Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act
2,716
views
views
37
stand-your-ground law
legal principle permitting use of force against aggressors without obligation to retreat
2,693
views
views
38
Chinese Exclusion Act
act of US Congress in 1882 that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers
2,620
views
views
39
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)
2,569
views
views
40
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
1930 U.S. trade law placing and raising tariffs on tens of thousands of imports
2,458
views
views
41
Kansas–Nebraska Act
1854 United States legislation promoted by Stephen A. Douglas which repealed the Missouri Compromise line and disrupted the Compromise of 1850
2,430
views
views
42
massacre at Huế
massacre in Vietnam War
2,409
views
views
43
visa policy in the European Union
overview of the visa policy in the European Union
2,328
views
views
44
penal transportation
relocation of convicted criminals to a distant place
2,324
views
views
45
Guano Islands Act
United States law allowing it to take possession of unclaimed islands containing guano deposits
2,299
views
views
46
Alien and Sedition Acts
series of Acts of Congress
2,231
views
views
47
G.I. Bill
United States law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans
2,184
views
views
48
trial of Benjamin Netanyahu
corruption trial of Israeli Prime Minister
2,159
views
views
49
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
inflation reduction bill
2,150
views
views
50
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
American immigration law
2,141
views
views
51
Insurrection Act
United States law
2,122
views
views
52
Superfund
Act of Congress in the United States; authorized U.S. EPA program to address abandoned hazardous waste sites
2,115
views
views
53
Megan's Law
Law
2,101
views
views
54
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
United States federal law concerning health information
2,097
views
views
55
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
American law
2,064
views
views
56
Kobe child murders
Japanese double-murder case
2,054
views
views
57
gun politics in France
laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms in France
1,998
views
views
58
Defense of Marriage Act
1996 U.S. federal law, repealed in 2022
1,957
views
views
59
Immigration Act of 1924
1924 United States anti-immigration law
1,929
views
views
60
Hanafism
one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
1,914
views
views
61
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
1,769
views
views
62
CHIPS and Science Act
United States legislation promoting the semiconductor industry and public basic research
1,760
views
views
63
Hatch Act of 1939
United States law
1,760
views
views
64
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
United States federal act
1,758
views
views
65
Imperial House Act
Japanese statute
1,737
views
views
66
Fair Credit Reporting Act
U.S. federal legislation regulating use of private information by credit rating agencies
1,721
views
views
67
Homestead Acts
United States federal laws (1860s-1930s) granting ownership of land
1,717
views
views
68
Begich Towers
a building in the small city of Whittier, Alaska, USA
1,704
views
views
69
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
American federal cyber law
1,683
views
views
70
Sherman Antitrust Act
1890 U.S. anti-monopoly law
1,681
views
views
71
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Act of the United States Congress
1,664
views
views
72
Taft–Hartley Act
act regulating labor unions in the USA
1,663
views
views
73
War Powers Resolution
1973 U.S. federal law limiting the power of the president to declare war
1,662
views
views
74
Communist Control Act of 1954
Law outlawing the Communist Party in the United States
1,660
views
views
75
visa policy of the United States
policy on permits required to enter the United States and its unincorporated territories
1,656
views
views
76
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
Act of the Parliament of India
1,628
views
views
77
Clarity Act
legislation passed by the Parliament of Canada in 2000
1,597
views
views
78
law of Moses
the Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
1,585
views
views
79
treaty
express agreement between nations under international law
1,564
views
views
80
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
1,541
views
views
81
Salic law
major body of Frankish law governing all the Franks of Frankia under the rule of its kings during the Old Frankish Period
1,535
views
views
82
Posse Comitatus Act
pursuant to
1,527
views
views
83
Visa Waiver Program
program allowing 90-day visa free travel to the United States for citizens of some countries
1,521
views
views
84
Volstead Act
act which established Prohibition in the United States
1,513
views
views
85
Glass-Steagall legislation
four specific provisions of the Banking Act of 1933, separating commercial and investment banking
1,504
views
views
86
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
U.S. federal tax legislation
1,485
views
views
87
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
international treaty
1,435
views
views
88
TAKE IT DOWN Act
2025 United States law
1,426
views
views
89
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
1,420
views
views
90
United States nationality law
uniform rule of naturalization of the United States set out in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
1,350
views
views
91
Corpus Juris Civilis
collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence as codified by Justinian
1,311
views
views
92
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
1,300
views
views
93
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
statute of the 117th United States Congress
1,298
views
views
94
uniform civil code of India
proposition for uniform codified personal law in India that is not respect to religion
1,277
views
views
95
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
1,276
views
views
96
Espionage Act of 1917
United States federal law
1,266
views
views