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Pennsylvania Divorce and Domestic Relations Blog
“Science” & the 1st Amendment Will Wrestle in the Supreme Court.
By Mark Ashton
On March 10, 2025 the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to here an appeal from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chiles v. Salazar. This is yet…
Regulatory Oversight
Minnesota AG Releases Report Detailing AI and Social Media’s Impact on Minors
By Troutman Pepper Locke State Attorneys General Team, Kyara Rivera Rivera, Trey Smith
On February 4, the Office of the Minnesota Attorney General (AG) released its second Report on Emerging Technology and Its Effect on Youth Well-Being, outlining the effects young Minnesota residents…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Seventh Circuit Upholds IN Ban on Gender Affirming Care
By Tracy Thomas
Split 7th Circuit OKs Indiana Law Banning Youth Transgender TreatmentA split three-judge panel in the Seventh Circuit Wednesday greenlit Indiana's ban on gender-affirming care for minors.The measure prohibits youth hormone…
Global Policy Watch
California Passes Law to Protect Minors from “Addictive Feeds”
By Lindsey Tonsager, Jenna Zhang, Natalie Maas
On September 20, 2024, California Governor Newsom signed into law SB 976, the Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act (the “Act”). The Act defines and prohibits an “addictive internet-based…
Texas Personal Injury Law Blog
Motorcycling For Texas Minors
By Paul Cannon
In the State of Texas, there are several motorcycling laws that apply to minors that can be confusing and even tricky to understand, even for a Houston motorcycle accident attorney…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
US Supreme Court permits Idaho to enforce gender-affirming care ban for minors
A recent Idaho statute outlaws puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender minors
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
New Report on “Minor Abortion Access Research and Advocacy Project”
By Jamie Abrams
A valuable new report, published by J. Shoshanna Ehrlich and the ASPIRE Center at Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, documents the status of minor abortion access in the United States.…
The Data Advisor
State Social Media Law Patchwork Emerging: Florida Passes Law to Restrict Minors’ Use of Online Services
By Christopher Olsen, Stephen Schultze, Rebecca Weitzel Garcia
On March 25, 2024, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s HB 3. The law requires that social media platforms prohibit users under 14 years old from creating accounts and requires these…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
New Report on Harms of Michigan’s Forced Parental Consent Law for Abortion
By Jamie Abrams
A new report is available on the harms of Michigan's forced parental consent law. The report was authored by the ACLU of Michigan, Human Rights Watch, and the Michigan Organization…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Sixth Circuit Decision Upholding Ban on Gender Affirming Care for Minors is a Monumental LGBTQ Rights Case Headed to SCOTUS
By Tracy Thomas
A Monumental LGBTQ Rights Case is Barreling Toward the Supreme CourtIn recent months, Republican lawmakers in many states enacted laws targeting LGBTQ Americans, attempting to shut down their right to free expression and even deny…