Recent legal cases involving minors and online content have sparked discussions at the US Supreme Court and the Department of Justice. A California teenager is leading a lawsuit against P*rnhub after intimate videos were posted without consent. Another case involves a Texas high schooler in a sexual relationship with a teacher using Snapchat. The DOJ is advocating for child victims to use pseudonyms for privacy in court filings. SCOTUS is considering revisiting internet publisher immunity laws and the use of pseudonyms for minors in legal proceedings.
The US federal judiciary adopted a new policy aimed at curtailing 'judge shopping' by state attorneys general and activists who file lawsuits challenging government policies in courthouses where a single, sympathetic judge hears most cases https://t.co/uPpCzDmOrm
⚠️ US FEDERAL JUDICIARY ADOPTS POLICY TO CURTAIL 'JUDGE SHOPPING' Full Story → https://t.co/MhwLu53P29 The U.S. federal judiciary on Tuesday adopted a new policy aimed at curtailing "judge shopping" by state attorneys general and activists who file lawsuits challenging…
The Judicial Conference seems to have eliminated judge shopping for challenges to federal and state laws and regulations. https://t.co/18L9JLKUFr
The Judicial Conference of the United States today strengthened the policy governing random case assignment to limit the practice of “judge shopping,” when litigants strategically choose where to file cases in hopes of being assigned a certain judge. https://t.co/1fw5VUv6lY
Column: A Texas high schooler whose science teacher allegedly used Snapchat to draw him into a sexual relationship has asked SCOTUS to revisit the scope of a law which immunizes internet publishers from liability for users’ content, writes @AlisonFrankel https://t.co/eYIhgK9e3S https://t.co/BJ28mWZ6As
NEW: Supreme Court says it will release one or more opinions on Friday. There's a number of cases that could be decided. One in particular that could be a South Carolina redistricting plan that was accused of being an unconstitutional gerrymander. Args were in Oct. https://t.co/0TWKT7gRz9
#SCOTUS website says the Court “may issue opinions” this Friday at 10 ET. So one or more rulings in cases argued earlier this term are likely… https://t.co/SK1EH6sZbz
The acting assistant AG for the DOJ's Criminal Division proposed a rule change aimed at granting minors greater privacy in criminal cases by requiring prosecutors and lawyers to refer to them in public court filings by pseudonyms rather than their initials https://t.co/trkIdP1gvl https://t.co/6sfC0ENcYK
SCOTUS is deliberating on several cases that encompass pivotal issues at the intersection of politics, free speech and of social media that grapple with the complex dynamics of how constitutional principles apply to the digital age: https://t.co/W69wXsPbeQ
DOJ asks judiciary to let child victims use pseudonyms https://t.co/BpZOvIE1DI https://t.co/EIkP0CjwQd
Abused teen in Snap case asks US Supreme Court to revisit internet publisher immunity https://t.co/gwgha2Laua https://t.co/cbhbUi6Z4H
DOJ asks judiciary to let child victims use pseudonyms @nateraymond https://t.co/trkIdP0IFN https://t.co/BIuYD2ZDQu
Column: A Texas high schooler whose science teacher allegedly used Snapchat to draw him into a sexual relationship has asked SCOTUS to revisit the scope of a federal law immunizing internet publishers from liability for users’ content https://t.co/eYIhgK9e3S @AlisonFrankel https://t.co/gFgGQDtsMv
A 16 yr old girl in California had a violent boyfriend who secretly recorded videos of them having sex & uploaded them to P*rnhub. This sent her spiraling into suicidal thoughts, hopelessness & dropping out of school. Today she’s leading 1 of 4 class action lawsuits against PH. https://t.co/6sreZY74A6