Sealing directs government agencies to treat a case as if it never happened, but private background check companies don’t always refresh their databases. Here’s how a sealed case can still surface.
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A chatbot log existing on a server isn’t the same as a court allowing it as evidence. Here’s what has to happen before AI chat messages can be used against your teen.
Continue reading ›A subpoena can reach basic account records, but the content of your teen’s messages and device data generally requires a warrant. Here’s the difference.
Continue reading ›AB 1831 closed the argument that an AI-altered image isn’t a real photo. Here’s how a nudify app can expose an Orange County teen to felony charges.
Continue reading ›California’s youth interrogation law gives minors a non-waivable right to speak with a lawyer before custodial questioning. Here’s what that means for your family.
Continue reading ›A flagged post isn’t a crime, but it can become a police matter fast. Here’s how AI threat-detection flags move from school review to arrest.
Continue reading ›AB 3216 controls when students can use their phones, not whether a school can search one. Here’s the legal standard schools have to meet first.
Continue reading ›AI monitoring tools in Orange County schools can flag student activity and trigger a police referral. Here’s what parents need to know if that happens.
Continue reading ›In Orange County, California, at least 34,646 people have tested positive for COVID-19. Sadly, 566 of our residents have died from illnesses linked to the virus. Nearly 500,000 Californians have contracted the coronavirus, and 8,445 have succumbed statewide. At the Law Offices of Katie Walsh, we would like to express our condolences to everyone impacted…
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