Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On March 1-3, 2023, the Utah legislature passed a series of bills, SB 152 and HB 311, regarding social media usage for minors. For social media companies with more than five million users worldwide, SB 152 would require parental permission for social media accounts for users under age 18, while HB…
Category: Youth & Schools
New York Attorney General James Leads Coalition of 16 AGs in Calling Out Florida Governor DeSantis for Violating Students’ Right to Privacy
March 3, New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in sending a letter to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis expressing grave concern over his request for information about Florida public university students receiving gender-affirming care. In the letter, the attorneys general caution that Governor DeSantis’ request for…
State Child Privacy Law Update
Kirk J. Nahra, Ali A. Jessani, and Genesis Ruano of WilmerHale write : In addition to the numerous comprehensive privacy laws that have been proposed in at least 20 states thus far in 2023, legislative trends demonstrate an emerging focus on regulations that address specific types of information, including the personal information of children. To…
Search of cell phone at school for explicit photos of 14-year-old reasonable under T.L.O.
FourthAmendment.com notes this decision out of the Eastern District Virginia: A 13-year-old male student was showing explicit pictures of a 14-year-old girl on his phone at school. The search of the phone by school officials was reasonable under T.L.O., and it led him to juvenile court. O.W. v. Sch. Bd. of the City of Va….