Trending Law in USA — the 12 months to October 2026
The 98 most-viewed law on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (English-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: sharia. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
2,379,914
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
sharia
Islamic law
105,095
views
views
2
public domain
no exclusive intellectual property rights apply
87,340
views
views
3
Code of Hammurabi
Babylonian code of law or conduct
75,649
views
views
4
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
1868 amendment addressing citizenship rights, civil and political liberties
70,421
views
views
5
Constitution of India
Supreme law of India (1950-present)
68,103
views
views
6
One Big Beautiful Bill Act
2025 United States budget reconciliation law
65,964
views
views
7
Voting Rights Act of 1965
piece of federal legislation in the United States that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
53,264
views
views
8
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
U.S. law
51,805
views
views
9
Geneva Conventions
the standards of international law for humanitarian treatment in war
49,659
views
views
10
Marshall Plan
American initiative for foreign aid to Western Europe following World War II
42,708
views
views
11
Civil Rights Act of 1964
landmark U.S. civil rights and labor law
41,220
views
views
12
Articles of Confederation
first constitution of the United States (1781–1789)
41,107
views
views
13
Controlled Substances Act
United States anti-drug law
40,223
views
views
14
No Child Left Behind Act
2002 United States education reform law; repealed 2015
39,956
views
views
15
Title IX
US 1972 congress act
39,606
views
views
16
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
38,163
views
views
17
Emancipation Proclamation
executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 that freed southern slaves
37,713
views
views
18
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
declaration adopted in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly
37,067
views
views
19
Patriot Act
2001 United States anti-terrorism law
36,925
views
views
20
Sarbanes–Oxley Act
United States law covering finance and accountability
32,573
views
views
21
uniform civil code of India
proposition for uniform codified personal law in India that is not respect to religion
31,127
views
views
22
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
United States federal law concerning health information
29,342
views
views
23
Mann Act
1910 Act of the United States Congress
28,057
views
views
24
Didache
1st-century Koine Greek Christian text
27,412
views
views
25
Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act
1930 U.S. trade law placing and raising tariffs on tens of thousands of imports
27,105
views
views
26
sodomy laws in the United States
laws in the united states regarding sodomy before 2003
26,763
views
views
27
Lend-Lease
United States foreign policy during World War II
26,156
views
views
28
denazification
process by which former civilian and military members of Nazi Germany, under Allied Control Council authority, participated in abandonment of Nazi principles
26,050
views
views
29
Epstein Files Transparency Act
2025 legislation in the United States
25,979
views
views
30
Fair Credit Reporting Act
U.S. federal legislation regulating use of private information by credit rating agencies
25,614
views
views
31
Halakha
Jewish rabbinical law
25,568
views
views
32
stand-your-ground law
legal principle permitting use of force against aggressors without obligation to retreat
25,091
views
views
33
same-sex marriage in the United States
marriage between members of the same gender within the United States of America
24,855
views
views
34
Communist Control Act of 1954
Law outlawing the Communist Party in the United States
23,971
views
views
35
Onion Futures Act
1958 United States law
23,222
views
views
36
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
copyright law in the United States of America
21,334
views
views
37
massacre at Huế
massacre in Vietnam War
21,318
views
views
38
document
form for preservation of structured and identified information
20,838
views
views
39
Civil Code of the French
civil code of 1804
20,533
views
views
40
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
20,322
views
views
41
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
international maritime law
20,146
views
views
42
Megan's Law
Law
19,833
views
views
43
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)
19,812
views
views
44
visa policy in the European Union
overview of the visa policy in the European Union
19,240
views
views
45
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Laken Riley Act
United States law signed in 2025
19,113
views
views
46
Chinese Exclusion Act
act of US Congress in 1882 that prohibited all immigration of Chinese laborers
18,761
views
views
47
Outer Space Treaty
treaty that forms the basis of international space law
18,522
views
views
48
Kansas–Nebraska Act
1854 United States legislation promoted by Stephen A. Douglas which repealed the Missouri Compromise line and disrupted the Compromise of 1850
18,047
views
views
49
Indian Removal Act
law signed on May 28, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson
17,873
views
views
50
Kobe child murders
Japanese double-murder case
17,774
views
views
51
Respect for Marriage Act
act of the United States Congress to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act
17,549
views
views
52
G.I. Bill
United States law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans
17,231
views
views
53
War Powers Resolution
1973 U.S. federal law limiting the power of the president to declare war
16,669
views
views
54
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
American law
16,357
views
views
55
Homestead Acts
United States federal laws (1860s-1930s) granting ownership of land
16,266
views
views
56
visa policy of the United States
policy on permits required to enter the United States and its unincorporated territories
16,249
views
views
57
Superfund
Act of Congress in the United States; authorized U.S. EPA program to address abandoned hazardous waste sites
16,205
views
views
58
American Service-Members' Protection Act
United States federal law enacted 2 August 2002
15,310
views
views
59
Hanafism
one of the four major schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence
15,024
views
views
60
Genocide Convention
1948 United Nations resolution which legally defined genocide
14,916
views
views
61
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
14,670
views
views
62
CHIPS and Science Act
United States legislation promoting the semiconductor industry and public basic research
14,493
views
views
63
Visa Waiver Program
program allowing 90-day visa free travel to the United States for citizens of some countries
14,349
views
views
64
Alien and Sedition Acts
series of Acts of Congress
14,314
views
views
65
Begich Towers
a building in the small city of Whittier, Alaska, USA
14,219
views
views
66
Immigration Act of 1924
1924 United States anti-immigration law
14,203
views
views
67
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Act of the United States Congress
14,077
views
views
68
Sherman Antitrust Act
1890 U.S. anti-monopoly law
13,885
views
views
69
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
American immigration law
13,793
views
views
70
Defense of Marriage Act
1996 U.S. federal law, repealed in 2022
13,773
views
views
71
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
United States federal statute
13,685
views
views
72
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
Act of the Parliament of India
13,663
views
views
73
visa policy of Thailand
Policy on permit required to enter Thailand
13,637
views
views
74
United States nationality law
uniform rule of naturalization of the United States set out in the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
13,478
views
views
75
Salic law
major body of Frankish law governing all the Franks of Frankia under the rule of its kings during the Old Frankish Period
13,296
views
views
76
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
United States federal act
12,929
views
views
77
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists
authorizes the use of military force against those responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001
12,896
views
views
78
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
inflation reduction bill
12,567
views
views
79
Posse Comitatus Act
pursuant to
12,069
views
views
80
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
Act of the Parliament of India
11,951
views
views
81
law of Moses
the Torah or the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
11,834
views
views
82
penal transportation
relocation of convicted criminals to a distant place
11,794
views
views
83
treaty
express agreement between nations under international law
11,771
views
views
84
Taft–Hartley Act
act regulating labor unions in the USA
11,628
views
views
85
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
11,573
views
views
86
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
American federal cyber law
11,553
views
views
87
National Firearms Act
1934 US law regulating firearms including machine guns
11,356
views
views
88
Hatch Act of 1939
United States law
11,297
views
views
89
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Act of the Parliament of India
11,285
views
views
90
Ramsar Convention
international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands
11,274
views
views
91
Smith–Mundt Act
act regulating State Department broadcasting to foreign & domestic audiences
11,126
views
views
92
TAKE IT DOWN Act
2025 United States law
11,113
views
views
93
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
statute of the 117th United States Congress
10,874
views
views
94
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
U.S. federal tax legislation
10,843
views
views
95
Code of Ur-Nammu
oldest surviving law code
10,712
views
views
96
Merchant Marine Act of 1920
legislation
10,703
views
views
97
Shafi'i
school of Islamic jurisprudence
10,602
views
views
98
United States Code
official compilation and codification of the United States federal laws
10,514
views
views