Yahoo

Kids Have First Amendment Rights Too, Federal Judge Reminds State Lawmakers

An Ohio law requiring that people under age 16 get parental permission to use social media is unconstitutional, a federal judge held this week. On Monday, U.S. Judge Algenon Marbley told Ohio's ...
KSDK

Political analyst explains that Missouri Amendment 3 does not include transgender care for kids

ST. LOUIS — One of the most controversial Missouri amendments will be up for a vote on Nov. 5. If passed, Amendment 3 would reverse the state's abortion ban, which went into effect in 2022 after the U ...
KTHV

For AR Kids' amendment initiative approved following multiple rejections

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced on Friday that he has approved For AR Kids' proposed constitutional amendment, after initially rejecting it multiple times prior.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

For AR Kids committee proposing amendment to expand state’s obligations to public school students

An Arkansas ballot committee, calling itself "For AR Kids," on Thursday submitted to the attorney general's office proposed ballot language for a constitutional amendment that would expand the state's ...
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 ...
KTHV

For AR Kids resubmits Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment of 2024 for third time

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Thursday, the Ballot Question Committee with For AR Kids resubmitted the Arkansas Educational Rights Amendment of 2024 to the Arkansas Attorney General's office for approval.
Cleveland.com

Fact check: Anti-abortion campaign says amendment would allow kids’ sex changes, rapists to force abortions

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Numerous Ohioans have received new campaign literature from Protect Women Ohio, the anti-abortion campaign that is working to persuade Ohioans to vote against Issue 1. The campaign ...

Coalition forms to oppose Arkansas constitutional amendment on private schools

Three groups favoring school choice have come together to again oppose a proposed constitutional amendment they said is an ...
Slate

Should First Amendment Rights Really Be Getting in the Way of Kids’ Privacy Online?

Does the First Amendment block the ability of states to protect the online privacy of children? If a lower federal court decision from California is upheld, the astonishing answer is yes. That should ...
Alaska Public Media

Amendment banning kids under 14 from social media passes Alaska House with bipartisan support

The Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a proposal that would bar children under 14 from creating social media accounts. The measure came as an amendment to an otherwise unrelated ...

Constitutional amendment to protect kids testifying in court proposed by Iowa AG Bird

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is making a push for a state constitutional amendment to allow children and individuals ...