Lindsey Tonsager, Nicholas Xenakis, and Thea McCullough of Covington and Burling write: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) yesterday, July 23, initiated procedural steps that will likely lead to swift Senate passage of the Kids Online Safety Act (“KOSA”) and the Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA 2.0”). Both bills have been…
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U.S. Senate Passes SHIELD Act to Criminalize Distribution of Private Intimate Images Online
Nicholas Xenakis and Diana Lee of Covington and Burling write: On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Senate passed the Stopping Harmful Image Exploitation and Limiting Distribution (“SHIELD”) Act, which would criminalize the distribution of private sexually explicit or nude images online. Specifically, the legislation makes it unlawful to knowingly distribute a private intimate visual depiction of…
Abortion restrictions harm mental health, with low-income women hardest hit
Abortion-rights supporters line up at a busy intersection in Scottsdale, Ariz. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Brad Greenwood, George Mason University; Gordon Burtch, Boston University, and Michaela R. Anderson, University of Pennsylvania People living in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision, which returned…
Massachusetts House passes legislation prohibiting collection and sale of location data involving healthcare
Chris Lisinski reports: Massachusetts representatives took their latest step Wednesday to protect access to abortions, other reproductive health services and gender-affirming care with unanimous approval of a location data shield bill. One day after top Democrats unveiled the proposal, the House voted 159-0 on legislation that would bar cell phone carriers, data providers and other…