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Kids online safety push faces First Amendment hurdles

As Congress considers competing House and Senate proposals meant to protect kids online, lawmakers have only to look to their states to understand the challenges in seeking to regulate kids’ social ...
LGBTQ Nation

Texas approves “parents rights” amendment that could enable harm against kids

On Tuesday, nearly 70% of Texas voters approved Proposition 15, a state constitutional amendment granting parents the right “to exercise care, custody, and control” of decisions concerning their own ...

The 8th Circuit Rejects Qualified Immunity for a Judge Who Jailed 2 Kids for 'Refusing To Follow Directions'

Frustrated by the kids' resistance to a parental custody decision, Judge Eric Eighmy locked them in cells until they became ...
Iowa Public Radio

Iowa AG proposes constitutional amendment to keep kids from facing alleged abusers in court

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced her proposed constitutional amendment at a news conference Thursday. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is asking lawmakers to approve language for a ...
WRIC

Bipartisan support for Youngkin’s amendments to kids’ social media protection bill

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — With the General Assembly set to return to Richmond on Wednesday, there is bipartisan support for Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed amendments to a bill that would limit minors ...
Iowa Public Radio

Iowa Legislature advances constitutional amendment to restore remote testimony for kids in court

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird proposed the constitutional amendment at a news conference in December 2024. A proposed constitutional amendment aimed at restoring the option for some child crime ...