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Ars Technica
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Pornhub prepared to block Florida if child safety law takes effect

Florida passed a law banning children under 14 from using social media without parental consent.
Aylo, parent company of Pornhub, criticized Florida's law, stating that age verification requirements on adult sites can push users to seek content on non-compliant sites. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Digital life

DeSantis Signs Social Media Bill Barring Accounts for Children Under 14

Florida bans children under 14 from social media accounts
New law requires parental permission for 14- and 15-year-olds on social media platforms [ more ]
ABA Journal
1 month ago
Law

Longtime prosecutor resigns after judge tosses him from case, citing Perry Mason-type revelations

Judge disqualified prosecutors due to manipulated witness testimony and possible unethical conduct.
Resentencing of gang leader due to less-than-unanimous juror votes resulting in a ban in 2017 Florida law. [ more ]
www.housingwire.com
3 months ago
Law

Court temporarily blocks Florida law barring Chinese citizens from owning property

A U.S. appeals court has stopped the enforcement of a Florida law that bans Chinese citizens from buying property in the state.
The court found grounds to suggest that the law clashed with federal statutes. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
5 months ago
Law

Supreme Court Refuses to Revive Florida Law Restricting Drag Shows

The Supreme Court refused to revive a Florida law that banned children from adult live performances like drag shows.
A First Amendment challenge to the law will continue in the lower courts.
The law bars lewd conduct that is without serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for the age of the child. [ more ]
www.npr.org
5 months ago
Law

Florida drag shows win temporary victory in Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court refused to reinstate a Florida law that punishes businesses for allowing children into drag shows.
The law, known as the 'Protection of Children Act,' was seen as aimed at drag shows and restaurants that hosted them.
The court's decision upholds the First Amendment right of free speech for businesses hosting drag shows. [ more ]
Miami Herald
2 months ago
Miami

Does video at UM frat show hazing? Lawyer behind Florida law has this to say about it

The video depicting the milk chugging incident at the University of Miami is considered hazing under Florida law.
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at the University of Miami is under scrutiny for possible hazing activities. [ more ]
Miami Herald
3 months ago
Miami

Miami area police are planning Saturday night DUI checkpoints. Do you have to comply?

Miami-Dade police plan a DUI checkpoint in several locations in the county on Saturday night.
If you are pulled over at a sobriety checkpoint, you are required to comply. [ more ]
Miami Herald
3 months ago
Miami

A Miami man converted cash into crypto for a fee, but without a license. Now he'll pay

A Miami man has pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business that converted cash into digital currency for a fee.
His business, RV Electronic Service Corp., exchanged at least $5,047,462 in digital currency from 2016 through 2022. [ more ]
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