Kristof Van Quathem, Alix Bertrand, and Nicholas Shepherd of Covington and Burling write: On March 2, 2022, following a fast-track legislative process in the French National Assembly and Senate, President Macron of France signed into law a new piece of legislation designed to reinforce parental controls over minors’ access to the Internet (the “Law”) (see…
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ACLJ Warns Proposed Maryland Senate Bill ‘Could Legalize Infanticide Up to 28 Days After Birth’
Steve Warren reports that with the intention of protecting abortion rights and reproductive liberty, a Maryland bill may have gone too far in its language and basically legalized infanticide. I doubt that’s what the legislators intended with Senate Bill 669, or the “Pregnant Person’s Freedom Act of 2022.” Warren reports: Pro-life advocates warn that under this…
Utah Legislature Passes Comprehensive Privacy Bill
Lindsey Tonsager, Libbie Canter, Alexandra Scott, Jayne Ponder, and Frank Broomell of Covington and Burling write: Utah appears poised to be the next state with a comprehensive privacy law on its books, following California, Virginia, and Colorado. On March 2nd, the Utah House of Representatives voted unanimously to approve an amended version of the legislative proposal, and the…
No reasonable expectation of privacy in Twitter account closed for violating TOS for child porn
Seen at FourthAmendment.com: Twitter deactivated defendant’s account for violation of its terms of service and reported him to NCMEC. Defendant had no reasonable expectation of privacy in the files Twitter had preserved on him. “The Court finds under the circumstances of the case and in light of Twitter’s express zero tolerance policy for child sexual…