http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/few-teens-sexting-racy-photos-new-research-says/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/few-teens-sexting-racy-photos-new-research-says/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:24:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119944 News from The Associated Press: Only 1 percent of kids aged 10 to 17 have shared images of themselves or others that involve explicit nudity, a nationally representative study found ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/05/few-teens-sexting-racy-photos-new-research-says/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/nova-scotia-sexting-teens-warned-about-child-porn/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/nova-scotia-sexting-teens-warned-about-child-porn/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:10:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119913 CBC News: Police are warning dozens of Nova Scotia teenagers that sharing nude photos of themselves could lead to criminal charges. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/02/nova-scotia-sexting-teens-warned-about-child-porn/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/04/ok-lawmakers-discuss-fair-punishment-for-sexting-teens/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/04/ok-lawmakers-discuss-fair-punishment-for-sexting-teens/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:23:07 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=115390 KRMG.com: State lawmakers are looking into the possibility that the punishment for a crime may be too harsh. A state prosecutor says sexting' among teens is on the rise. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/10/04/ok-lawmakers-discuss-fair-punishment-for-sexting-teens/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/06/lawmakers-propose-teen-sexting-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/06/lawmakers-propose-teen-sexting-law/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:31:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105627 WSJ.com: New York state lawmakers are advancing a bill that would create an "educational reform program" for teenagers who get in trouble for creating and sharing pornographic images of minors. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/06/lawmakers-propose-teen-sexting-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/19/sexting-case-creates-cell-phone-use-awareness-for-parents/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/19/sexting-case-creates-cell-phone-use-awareness-for-parents/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 15:47:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=104060 KOB.com: The sexting case against Jacob Lawler has many parents worried. Fifth grade elementary school teacher Jacob Lawler's 'sexting' case has caused a lot of parents to worry about their children and who they might be communicating with over their cell phones. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/19/sexting-case-creates-cell-phone-use-awareness-for-parents/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/19/nj-sexting-case-at-middle-school-could-lead-to-arrests/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/19/nj-sexting-case-at-middle-school-could-lead-to-arrests/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 15:43:58 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=104058 WPIX.com: Some local middle schoolers could face child pornography charges Thursday for texting sexually graphic images of themselves. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/19/nj-sexting-case-at-middle-school-could-lead-to-arrests/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/11/legal-periodical-constitutional-protection-of-sexting-in-the-wake-of-lawrence-the-rights-of-parents-and-privacy/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/11/legal-periodical-constitutional-protection-of-sexting-in-the-wake-of-lawrence-the-rights-of-parents-and-privacy/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 13:15:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=103371 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/05/11/legal-periodical-constitutional-protection-of-sexting-in-the-wake-of-lawrence-the-rights-of-parents-and-privacy/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/14/fl-parents-sue-school-district-over-daughters-sexting-suicide/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/14/fl-parents-sue-school-district-over-daughters-sexting-suicide/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 17:34:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=101069 Miami Herald: The lawsuit said school officials knew Hope was the victim of "extraordinary ridicule and harassment" because of the "sexting" incident in the fall of 2009 at Beth Shields Middle School. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/04/14/fl-parents-sue-school-district-over-daughters-sexting-suicide/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/28/a-girl%e2%80%99s-nude-photo-and-altered-lives/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/28/a-girl%e2%80%99s-nude-photo-and-altered-lives/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:42:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99348 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/28/a-girl%e2%80%99s-nude-photo-and-altered-lives/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/28/states-struggle-with-minors%e2%80%99-sexting/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/28/states-struggle-with-minors%e2%80%99-sexting/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:40:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=99345 NY Times: In the last two years, legislators have been weighing graduated responses to sexting between minors. Some legal scholars refer to the images as “self-produced child pornography.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/28/states-struggle-with-minors%e2%80%99-sexting/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/22/why-do-we-let-them-dress-like-that/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/22/why-do-we-let-them-dress-like-that/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:33:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98820 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/22/why-do-we-let-them-dress-like-that/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/18/one-in-four-pupils-admit-swapping-porn-images-of-themselves-by-text-message/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/18/one-in-four-pupils-admit-swapping-porn-images-of-themselves-by-text-message/#comments Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:02:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=98430 Daily Mail: "A survey reveals that 40 per cent of 11- to 14-year-olds have used their mobile phones or computer to send pictures of themselves or receive naked or topless images of friends." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/03/18/one-in-four-pupils-admit-swapping-porn-images-of-themselves-by-text-message/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/08/short-film-warns-young-people-of-dangers-of-%e2%80%98sexting%e2%80%99/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/08/short-film-warns-young-people-of-dangers-of-%e2%80%98sexting%e2%80%99/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 20:13:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94945 Christian Today: "The 10-minute film, Exposed, has been developed by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre in response to the increasing popularity of sexting among teenagers . . . The film is available at www.thinkuknow.co.uk/teachers" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/08/short-film-warns-young-people-of-dangers-of-%e2%80%98sexting%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/01/sexting-bill-filed-in-sd-legislature/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/01/sexting-bill-filed-in-sd-legislature/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 21:16:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=94350 KDLT.com: "The Legislature will take up a bill that defines juvenile "sexting" and lists possible punishment for violators who electronically transmit sexually explicit or nude photos of themselves or others." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/02/01/sexting-bill-filed-in-sd-legislature/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/bill-would-let-sexting-nj-teens-avoid-charges/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/bill-would-let-sexting-nj-teens-avoid-charges/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:53:19 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=93191 Boston.com (AP): "New Jersey teenagers caught texting or posting sexually explicit photos online could avoid prosecution under a measure that would give first-time offenders the chance to complete a diversionary program." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/24/bill-would-let-sexting-nj-teens-avoid-charges/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/18/law-student-suggests-changes-to-sexting-laws/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/18/law-student-suggests-changes-to-sexting-laws/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:11:56 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=92075 Daily Iowan: "University of Iowa third-year law student Elizabeth Ryan is trying to prevent the life-altering destruction sexting can have on the lives of teens and young adults. Ryan hopes her article . . . will bring attention to an issue she said has become more prevalent as technology continues to develop. Her article suggests that states may benefit from creating new laws against sexting instead of relying on old laws regarding obscenity or pornography, which often come with harsh punishments." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/18/law-student-suggests-changes-to-sexting-laws/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/sexting-minors-are-target-of-s-c-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/sexting-minors-are-target-of-s-c-bill/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:36:04 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=89538 Miami Herald: "A pair of bills were pre-filed last month in the House and Senate, prohibiting minors ages 12-17 from electronically transmitting photographs depicting themselves or other teens 'in a state of sexual activity or a state of sexually explicit nudity.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/01/04/sexting-minors-are-target-of-s-c-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/law-review-how-the-state-can-prevent-unintended-consequences-in-punishing-sexting-by-minors/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/law-review-how-the-state-can-prevent-unintended-consequences-in-punishing-sexting-by-minors/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:32:33 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=86935 Sexting: How the State Can Prevent a Moment of Indiscretion from Leading to a Lifetime of Unintended Consequences for Minors and Young Adult "Minors and young adults who engage in sexting face serious, and often unanticipated, psychological and reputational consequences. While the current state response to sexting between minors and between young adults is inappropriate, the state can intervene in several innovative ways to educate minors and young adults about the consequences of primary and secondary sexting, impose appropriate penalties on minors who engage in primary and secondary sexting, and recognize and support appropriate remedies for minors and young adults who are victims of secondary sexting." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/12/15/law-review-how-the-state-can-prevent-unintended-consequences-in-punishing-sexting-by-minors/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/29/proposed-texas-law-would-make-sexting-by-minors-a-misdemeanor/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/29/proposed-texas-law-would-make-sexting-by-minors-a-misdemeanor/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:49:45 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=84318 KWTX: "Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, proposed a law Monday that would create new penalties for minors convicted of sexting." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/29/proposed-texas-law-would-make-sexting-by-minors-a-misdemeanor/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/19/law-review-sensible-legal-approaches-to-teenagers-exchange-of-self-produced-pornography/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/19/law-review-sensible-legal-approaches-to-teenagers-exchange-of-self-produced-pornography/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:31:57 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=83242 Stemming Sexting: Sensible Legal Approaches to Teenagers' Exchange of Self-Produced Pornography Elizabeth C. Eraker, 25 Berkeley Tech. L.J. 555 (2010) "The term sexting often describes a broad range of behaviors that differ radically in terms of the actors, motivations, and tactics involved. In this Note, the term 'sexting' refers to the self-production and distribution by cell phone of sexually explicit images in the course of consensual, voluntary activity by teenagers. This definition describes a phenomenon differing from the use of texting by sexual predators to exploit youth, a set of issues that is not addressed here, and the use of sexting to cyberbully. This Note focuses primarily on the typical sexting case involving the limited exchange of provocative messages concerning consensual sexual activity between willing participants. The prevalence of sexting and the severity of its consequences have prompted state and federal policymakers to consider various legislative proposals, from crafting new criminal offenses to introducing educational programs. In exploring appropriate legal responses to sexting, this Note attempts to strike a balance between competing policy objectives, such as teenage privacy and the state's interest in preventing child sexual abuse and child pornography, while respecting the extent to which the digital revolution changed how teenagers communicate and interact in social spaces. While society may want to minimize teenagers' production and distribution of provocative images even under consensual and private circumstances, sexting should be exempt from treatment under child pornography statutes. In Part I, this Note explores the sexting phenomenon and its underlying causes in the context of a digital generation of teenagers. Part II surveys the varied responses of authorities to sexting incidents, including prosecutors and state legislators. Part III discusses the range of policy issues implicated in designing an appropriate legal framework to address sexting. Part IV concludes by suggesting several legislative components that could help authorities discipline the harms of sexting without resorting to ill-suited child pornography statutes." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/19/law-review-sensible-legal-approaches-to-teenagers-exchange-of-self-produced-pornography/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/19/groups-challenge-expanded-mass-obscenity-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/19/groups-challenge-expanded-mass-obscenity-law/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:48:05 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=77118 Associated Press: "A coalition of booksellers and Internet content providers will ask a judge to stop Massachusetts from enforcing an expansion of state obscenity law to include electronic communications that may be harmful to minors." Complaint: American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, et. al. v. Coakley, No. 10-11165 (D. Mass.) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/19/groups-challenge-expanded-mass-obscenity-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/20/wisconsin-governor-seeks-to-remove-sexting-da/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/20/wisconsin-governor-seeks-to-remove-sexting-da/#comments Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:28:43 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=72974 Associated Press: "Wisconsin's governor said Monday he would start the process of removing a district attorney caught sending sexually harassing text messages to a domestic abuse victim." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/20/wisconsin-governor-seeks-to-remove-sexting-da/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/16/pa-school-district-settles-sexting-lawsuit/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/16/pa-school-district-settles-sexting-lawsuit/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:28:12 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=72492 Lebanon Daily News: "A northeastern Pennsylvania school district has settled a lawsuit alleging that a principal illegally search a student's cell phone, found nude pictures she had taken of herself and turned it over to prosecutors." ACLU Press Release ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/16/pa-school-district-settles-sexting-lawsuit/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/16/wis-prosecutor-who-sexted-victim-wont-resign/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/16/wis-prosecutor-who-sexted-victim-wont-resign/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 14:07:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/16/wis-prosecutor-who-sexted-victim-wont-resign/ AP: "Calumet County District Attorney Kenneth Kratz issued that statement Wednesday after The Associated Press reported on the 30 texts he sent to a 26-year-old woman who had complained to police last year. A police report shows he repeatedly sent Stephanie Van Groll text messages in October 2009 trying to spark an affair." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/16/wis-prosecutor-who-sexted-victim-wont-resign/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/20/law-review-the-first-amendment-implications-of-sexting-at-public-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/20/law-review-the-first-amendment-implications-of-sexting-at-public-schools/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:00:15 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=69717 The First Amendment Implications of Sexting at Public Schools: A Quandary for Administrators Who Intercept Visual Love Notes Robert H. Wood, 18 J.L. & Pol'y 701 (2010) "This Article analyzes the First Amendment implications of this type of student speech and concludes that when balancing the competing interests of school discipline and the constitutional rights of minors, school administrators should accord greatest weight to students' First Amendment rights. By doing so, school administrators will protect minors from the uncertain fates of the criminal justice system where child pornography laws often punish sexting by minors." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/20/law-review-the-first-amendment-implications-of-sexting-at-public-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/nro-interview-with-bill-bennet-taking-the-sex-out-of-texting/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/nro-interview-with-bill-bennet-taking-the-sex-out-of-texting/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:17:59 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68501 National Review Online: "National Review Online's Kathryn Jean Lopez talked to Bennett about this private-sector effort to help families . . . KATHRYN JEAN LOPEZ: Shouldn’t parents know who is texting their children, and what the communications are about? WILLIAM J. BENNETT: On the first part, absolutely. On the second, yes, in ugly or bad cases. A key thing about allowing children to text and have smartphones is for parents to have a conversation with their children first — a very serious conversation. MouseMail and other products for older children require such a conversation and enhance it." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/nro-interview-with-bill-bennet-taking-the-sex-out-of-texting/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/law-review-sexting-or-self-produced-child-pornography/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/law-review-sexting-or-self-produced-child-pornography/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:35:15 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68582 Sexting or Self-Produced Child Pornography? The Dialogue Continues – Structured Prosecutorial Discretion within a Multidisciplinary Response (April 1, 2010). Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law, Vol. 17, No. 3, Spring 2010; CUA Columbus School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2010-31. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1657007 "This article builds on the concept that the solution does not lie in the criminal law. Rather, it seeks to refocus the debate by suggesting that part of the solution depends on the formation of a comprehensive 'smart' response. To accomplish this, society and its institutions (educational, social service, religious, law enforcement, legal, and civic) must come together and form a considered strategy that encourages prevention and a smart response when prevention fails. This article examines the role of prosecution, if any, in that 'smart' response. This article argues against the use of blunt instruments that fail to recognize the complexity of SPCP. These extremes include 'zero tolerance' policies, which in most cases do far more harm than good; decriminalization, which prevents a prosecutor from ever abusing his or her discretion, but also precludes juvenile court intervention even where the conduct is particularly egregious or the youth is in particular need of such; or an ad hoc approach by prosecutors which risks inconsistency, unfairness, and bias." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/12/law-review-sexting-or-self-produced-child-pornography/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/04/case-highlights-inconsistency-between-n-y-statutory-rape-laws-federal-child-porn-laws/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/04/case-highlights-inconsistency-between-n-y-statutory-rape-laws-federal-child-porn-laws/#comments Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:55:20 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67420 Law.com: "A federal appeals panel has thrown out a child pornography conviction that was based on explicit photographs texted by a 17-year-old to her field-hockey coach. The 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals held there was no evidence that defendant Todd Broxmeyer asked 17-year-old 'A.W.' to take the pictures, and therefore no evidence that he 'produced' them as defined by the federal child pornography statutes." | USA v. Broxmeyer, No. 09-1457-cr (2nd Cir. Aug. 3, 2010) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/04/case-highlights-inconsistency-between-n-y-statutory-rape-laws-federal-child-porn-laws/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/pa-working-to-outlaw-teen-sexting/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/pa-working-to-outlaw-teen-sexting/#comments Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:59:10 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67246 The Philadelphia Inquirer: "Earlier this month, Pennsylvania joined 20 other states to consider legislation prohibiting minors from sexting - electronically sending sexually explicit photos or text. Grove's bill would impose a range of penalties, from a summary offense much like a traffic ticket to felony charges." | HB 2189 | Rep. Seth Grove's June 29 press release on the passage of the bill in the PA House ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/03/pa-working-to-outlaw-teen-sexting/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/aclu-internet-groups-sue-mass-over-obscenity-law-that-covers-ims-text-messages-e-mail/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/aclu-internet-groups-sue-mass-over-obscenity-law-that-covers-ims-text-messages-e-mail/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:00:06 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/aclu-internet-groups-sue-mass-over-obscenity-law-that-covers-ims-text-messages-e-mail/ Star Tribune: "A coalition of booksellers and Internet content providers has filed a federal lawsuit challenging a new Massachusetts law that outlaws the sending of sexually graphic instant messages to minors. The new law was designed to close a loophole that prompted a court to overturn the conviction of a man accused of sending explicit instant messages to a 13-year-old." | ACLU press release | Complaint: American Booksellers Foundation for Free Speech v. Coakley (E.D. Mass.) ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/13/aclu-internet-groups-sue-mass-over-obscenity-law-that-covers-ims-text-messages-e-mail/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/07/law-review-a-legal-response-is-necessary-for-self-produced-child-pornography/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/07/law-review-a-legal-response-is-necessary-for-self-produced-child-pornography/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:30:39 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/07/law-review-a-legal-response-is-necessary-for-self-produced-child-pornography/ A Legal Response is Necessary for Self Produced Child Pornography: A Legislator’s Checklist for Drafting the Bill (July 5, 2010). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1635067 "This Article explores self produced child pornography, known in the media as 'sexting,' and offers a balanced, multi-faceted approach including both a legal response and education. Currently, states are modifying their laws because applying existing child pornography statutes to self produced child pornography results in a punishment which does not fit the crime. The author analyzes and critiques these proposed statutes finding none adequately address the multiple facets of the self produced child pornography problem. The Article concludes by offering a checklist of important provisions legislators should consider and proposed language legislators can incorporate into their bills. Policymakers and scholars will gain an excellent summary of both the problem and the arguments advanced by scholars studying the issue, as well as a template for solving the problem after reading this Article." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/07/law-review-a-legal-response-is-necessary-for-self-produced-child-pornography/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/01/pa-house-passes-teen-sexting-bill/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/01/pa-house-passes-teen-sexting-bill/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:31:53 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=64784 York Daily Record: "The state House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill proposed by state Rep. Seth Grove, R-Dover Township, that changes sentencing for teens who send sexually explicit messages of themselves to other teens." | Text of HB 2189 is available here. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/01/pa-house-passes-teen-sexting-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/23/wyoming-county-settles-with-aclu-over-legal-fees-in-sexting-case/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/23/wyoming-county-settles-with-aclu-over-legal-fees-in-sexting-case/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:47:15 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=63783 The Times-Tribune: "The Wyoming County commissioners agreed Tuesday to a $140,000 settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union over legal fees the organization incurred in a sexting case, county solicitor James Davis confirmed." | Related: PA: Ex-student sues district for seizing her nude pics | PA: Federal judge enjoins Wyoming County D.A. from disciplining or prosecuting “sexting” teenagers for child pornography | 3rd Circuit: Prosecutor’s offer of leniency to teens for sexting is unconstitutional retaliation [CDR abstract] ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/23/wyoming-county-settles-with-aclu-over-legal-fees-in-sexting-case/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/18/nyc-department-of-education-proposes-to-suspend-students-that-are-caught-sexting/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/18/nyc-department-of-education-proposes-to-suspend-students-that-are-caught-sexting/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:28:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/18/nyc-department-of-education-proposes-to-suspend-students-that-are-caught-sexting/ NY Daily News: "Public school kids soon should think twice before pulling out their cell phones: The city Education Department is set to ban 'sexting' - even on students' own time. Under proposed new rules, kids face suspensions of up to 90 days for texting each other suggestive pictures or notes, even outside school hours." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/18/nyc-department-of-education-proposes-to-suspend-students-that-are-caught-sexting/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/ok-teens-branded-sex-offenders/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/ok-teens-branded-sex-offenders/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:34:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/ok-teens-branded-sex-offenders/ Sex Offender Issues Blog: "Your son or daughter could be having sex and consenting to it with another teen. Fox 23’s Abbie Alford discovered about Oklahoma law may surprise parents who may end up with a teenager branded for life as a registered sex offender . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/ok-teens-branded-sex-offenders/feed/ 0