Trending Law in USA — the 7 days to 25 October 2026
The 96 most-viewed law on Wikipedia, the 7 days to 25 October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: sharia. Data as of 25 October 2026.
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274,301
Total Views (the 7 days to 25 October 2026)
1
sharia
Islamic law
15,259
views
views
2
public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
10,539
views
views
3
Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
10,201
views
views
4
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
2025 United States budget reconciliation law
9,030
views
views
5
Onion Futures Act
1958 United States law
7,393
views
views
6
Constitution of India
Supreme law of India (1950-present)
6,930
views
views
7
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
6,043
views
views
8
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
U.S. law
5,557
views
views
9
Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
5,308
views
views
10
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
5,086
views
views
11
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
4,803
views
views
12
Articles of Confederation
first constitution of the United States (1781–1789)
4,628
views
views
13
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
4,579
views
views
14
Controlled Substances Act
United States anti-drug law
4,505
views
views
15
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
4,428
views
views
16
Title IX
US 1972 congress act
4,172
views
views
17
No Child Left Behind Act
2002 United States education reform law; repealed 2015
3,891
views
views
18
sodomy laws in the United States
laws in the united states regarding sodomy before 2003
3,871
views
views
19
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
United States law covering finance and accountability
3,759
views
views
20
Voting Rights Act of 1965
piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
3,748
views
views
21
Epstein Files Transparency Act
2025 legislation in the United States
3,506
views
views
22
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
3,475
views
views
23
Mann Act
1910 Act of the United States Congress
3,440
views
views
24
Didache
1st-century Koine Greek Christian text
3,249
views
views
25
Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
3,094
views
views
26
denazification
process by which former civilian and military members of Nazi Germany, under Allied Control Council authority, participated in abandonment of Nazi principles
3,054
views
views
27
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
copyright law in the United States of America
2,988
views
views
28
same-sex marriage in the United States
marriage between members of the same gender within the United States of America
2,980
views
views
29
Halakha
Jewish rabbinical law
2,973
views
views
30
document
form for preservation of structured and identified information
2,893
views
views
31
Civil Code of the French
civil code of 1804
2,853
views
views
32
Patriot Act
2001 United States anti-terrorism law
2,769
views
views
33
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
2,706
views
views
34
Indian Removal Act
law signed on May 28, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson
2,622
views
views
35
stand-your-ground law
legal principle permitting use of force against aggressors without obligation to retreat
2,612
views
views
36
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Laken Riley Act
United States law signed in 2025
2,597
views
views
37
Respect for Marriage Act
act of the United States Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act
2,544
views
views
38
Chinese Exclusion Act
act of US Congress in 1882 that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers
2,484
views
views
39
Kansas–Nebraska Act
1854 United States legislation promoted by Stephen A. Douglas which repealed the Missouri Compromise line and disrupted the Compromise of 1850
2,369
views
views
40
massacre at Huế
massacre in Vietnam War
2,346
views
views
41
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
1930 U.S. trade law placing and raising tariffs on tens of thousands of imports
2,331
views
views
42
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)
2,304
views
views
43
penal transportation
relocation of convicted criminals to a distant place
2,214
views
views
44
visa policy in the European Union
overview of the visa policy in the European Union
2,179
views
views
45
Insurrection Act
United States law
2,123
views
views
46
gun politics in France
laws or policies that regulate the manufacture, sale, transfer, possession, modification, or use of firearms in France
2,111
views
views
47
G.I. Bill
United States law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans
2,085
views
views
48
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
inflation reduction bill
2,077
views
views
49
Alien and Sedition Acts
series of Acts of Congress
2,076
views
views
50
Megan's Law
Law
1,993
views
views
51
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
United States federal law concerning health information
1,988
views
views
52
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
American law
1,982
views
views
53
Superfund
Act of Congress in the United States; authorized U.S. EPA program to address abandoned hazardous waste sites
1,970
views
views
54
Kobe child murders
Japanese double-murder case
1,938
views
views
55
Hatch Act of 1939
United States law
1,869
views
views
56
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
American immigration law
1,853
views
views
57
Hanafism
one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
1,838
views
views
58
Defense of Marriage Act
1996 U.S. federal law, repealed in 2022
1,836
views
views
59
Immigration Act of 1924
1924 United States anti-immigration law
1,796
views
views
60
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
United States federal act
1,689
views
views
61
Communist Control Act of 1954
Law outlawing the Communist Party in the United States
1,677
views
views
62
CHIPS and Science Act
United States legislation promoting the semiconductor industry and public basic research
1,672
views
views
63
Clarity Act
legislation passed by the Parliament of Canada in 2000
1,667
views
views
64
Fair Credit Reporting Act
U.S. federal legislation regulating use of private information by credit rating agencies
1,643
views
views
65
Imperial House Act
Japanese statute
1,643
views
views
66
Homestead Acts
United States federal laws (1860s-1930s) granting ownership of land
1,642
views
views
67
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
1,641
views
views
68
Taft–Hartley Act
act regulating labor unions in the USA
1,635
views
views
69
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Act of the United States Congress
1,628
views
views
70
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
American federal cyber law
1,623
views
views
71
Sherman Antitrust Act
1890 U.S. anti-monopoly law
1,619
views
views
72
War Powers Resolution
1973 U.S. federal law limiting the power of the president to declare war
1,617
views
views
73
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
Act of the Parliament of India
1,585
views
views
74
visa policy of the United States
policy on permits required to enter the United States and its unincorporated territories
1,555
views
views
75
treaty
express agreement between nations under international law
1,531
views
views
76
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
1,500
views
views
77
law of Moses
the Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
1,477
views
views
78
Volstead Act
act which established Prohibition in the United States
1,476
views
views
79
Salic law
major body of Frankish law governing all the Franks of Frankia under the rule of its kings during the Old Frankish Period
1,471
views
views
80
Glass-Steagall legislation
four specific provisions of the Banking Act of 1933, separating commercial and investment banking
1,462
views
views
81
Posse Comitatus Act
pursuant to
1,446
views
views
82
Visa Waiver Program
program allowing 90-day visa free travel to the United States for citizens of some countries
1,444
views
views
83
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
U.S. federal tax legislation
1,428
views
views
84
Begich Towers
a building in the small city of Whittier, Alaska, USA
1,417
views
views
85
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
1,380
views
views
86
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
international treaty
1,371
views
views
87
TAKE IT DOWN Act
2025 United States law
1,342
views
views
88
United States nationality law
uniform rule of naturalization of the United States set out in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
1,282
views
views
89
Corpus Juris Civilis
collection of fundamental works in jurisprudence as codified by Justinian
1,265
views
views
90
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
statute of the 117th United States Congress
1,264
views
views
91
uniform civil code of India
proposition for uniform codified personal law in India that is not respect to religion
1,255
views
views
92
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
1,236
views
views
93
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
1,234
views
views
94
Dawes Act
US legislative act regulating Native American tribal lands
1,219
views
views
95
Espionage Act of 1917
United States federal law
1,210
views
views
96
Code of Ur-Nammu
oldest surviving law code
1,208
views
views