EAGLE SCOUT | ISSUE NO. 23-09

NEWS | Delhi Court permits minor to abort pregnancy while maintaining privacy

1 May  2023

INDIA – The Delhi High Court allowed a 14-year old girl to approach a hospital for the abortion of her pregnancy at 11 weeks and emphasized that her privacy be maintained by the doctors and police. The medical practitioner was required to lodge a report regarding the matter without disclosing the name or identity of the minor girl or her family. READ MORE

NEWS | EU lawyers: effort to look into private texts for child abuse may be unlawful

8 May 2023

EUROPE – An EU plan to screen all WhatsApp, iMessage, and Snapchat accounts for child abuse content has hit a significant obstacle after an internal legal advice suggested it would probably be annulled by the courts for violating users’ rights. If it is allowed, any encrypted service provider may be compelled to scan billions of messages, videos, and photos for possible harmful content. READ MORE

FEATURE | Privacy under threat as online age verification looms

15 Mar 2023

Several US states and counties are looking into age verification rules for the internet, either as an implicit demand or as a legal mandate. This is in line with widespread demand for restrictions on children’s access to social media and porn sites. Critics, however, have raised some serious questions. READ MORE

NEWS |US states’ social media laws that protect kids also create constraints for platforms

15 May 2023

UNITED STATES – In the US, social media platforms are battling a patchwork of state regulations that require them to verify their users’ age and give parents more control over their children’s accounts. The policies are supposed to address fears that online platforms are harmful to the mental health and well-being of children and teens. READ MORE

FEATURE | What effects do social media posts have on law school admissions?

15 May 2023

According to the 2018 Kaplan Test Prep study of law school admissions officers, 56% admit that they look into the candidates’ social media profiles when evaluating them. Meanwhile, 66% state they have discovered things that hindered some applicants’ chances of getting in. READ MORE