Nila Bala
@nilabala.bsky.social
Acting Prof at UC Davis School of Law, Former Public Defender, Singer
My latest article, Policing Children’s Data, is out today. It offers a comprehensive look at how law enforcement accesses children’s digital information and challenges the assumption that parental consent is enough to protect kids’ privacy.
📖 Read more: wustllawreview.org/2025/11/12/p...
📖 Read more: wustllawreview.org/2025/11/12/p...
Policing Children’s Data – Washington University Law Review
In recent years, advances in policing technology have dramatically expanded law enforcement’s ability to access data. This includes children’s data—their photographs, text messages, geolocation data, ...
wustllawreview.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
My latest article, Policing Children’s Data, is out today. It offers a comprehensive look at how law enforcement accesses children’s digital information and challenges the assumption that parental consent is enough to protect kids’ privacy.
📖 Read more: wustllawreview.org/2025/11/12/p...
📖 Read more: wustllawreview.org/2025/11/12/p...
My new essay is in the University of Chicago Law Review Online: “Children and the Cars That Watch Them.”
Autonomous vehicles promise freedom for kids, but also bring unprecedented surveillance.
Parental consent isn’t enough; we need substantive limits.
lawreview.uchicago.edu/online-archi...
Autonomous vehicles promise freedom for kids, but also bring unprecedented surveillance.
Parental consent isn’t enough; we need substantive limits.
lawreview.uchicago.edu/online-archi...
Children and the Cars That Watch Them | The University of Chicago Law Review
Parents are turning to autonomous vehicles (AVs) to shuttle their children around, seeing them as a safe and convenient option. AVs promise increased mobility for children but bring with them unparall...
lawreview.uchicago.edu
October 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
My new essay is in the University of Chicago Law Review Online: “Children and the Cars That Watch Them.”
Autonomous vehicles promise freedom for kids, but also bring unprecedented surveillance.
Parental consent isn’t enough; we need substantive limits.
lawreview.uchicago.edu/online-archi...
Autonomous vehicles promise freedom for kids, but also bring unprecedented surveillance.
Parental consent isn’t enough; we need substantive limits.
lawreview.uchicago.edu/online-archi...
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Congratulations to Professor @nilabala.bsky.social, recipient of the 2025 Ian Kerr Best Paper Award at the Privacy Law Scholars Conference, held May 29-30 at @law.ucla.edu. 🎊
Read more at the link: bit.ly/3ZL6qYL
#UCDavisLaw #UCDavis #KingHall #LawFaculty #LawSchool
Read more at the link: bit.ly/3ZL6qYL
#UCDavisLaw #UCDavis #KingHall #LawFaculty #LawSchool
June 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Congratulations to Professor @nilabala.bsky.social, recipient of the 2025 Ian Kerr Best Paper Award at the Privacy Law Scholars Conference, held May 29-30 at @law.ucla.edu. 🎊
Read more at the link: bit.ly/3ZL6qYL
#UCDavisLaw #UCDavis #KingHall #LawFaculty #LawSchool
Read more at the link: bit.ly/3ZL6qYL
#UCDavisLaw #UCDavis #KingHall #LawFaculty #LawSchool
Proud to be a part of Junior Scholars @umichlaw.bsky.social, get to talk about policing children's data, and meet fellow juniors <3 michigan.law.umich.edu/junior-schol...
Junior Scholars Conference | University of Michigan Law School
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April 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Proud to be a part of Junior Scholars @umichlaw.bsky.social, get to talk about policing children's data, and meet fellow juniors <3 michigan.law.umich.edu/junior-schol...
Reposted by Nila Bala
Spotlight: Professor @nilabala.bsky.social has published an insightful article titled “Parent-Child Privilege as Resistance”. The article introduces a new framework that views parent-child privilege as a tool that can be used to oppose unjust laws and systems. Read it here:
Parent-Child Privilege as Resistance | Boston College Law Review
In the wake of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, minors face increasing restrictions in accessing reproductive care. The majority of pregnant minors consult their parents before obtaining…
buff.ly
March 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Spotlight: Professor @nilabala.bsky.social has published an insightful article titled “Parent-Child Privilege as Resistance”. The article introduces a new framework that views parent-child privilege as a tool that can be used to oppose unjust laws and systems. Read it here:
It's National Public Defender Day y'all!
March 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It's National Public Defender Day y'all!
Policing Children's Data is forthcoming in the Washington University Law Review. Thank you to the many friends who've helped me with this one!
February 27, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Policing Children's Data is forthcoming in the Washington University Law Review. Thank you to the many friends who've helped me with this one!
Looking for recommendations on law review articles that work in fiction--examples of how to do this artfully!
January 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Looking for recommendations on law review articles that work in fiction--examples of how to do this artfully!
Excited to see y'all at AALS, see you at the Crim Pro WIP (super early Saturday) and the Internet and Computer Law WIP (super early Friday)!
January 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Excited to see y'all at AALS, see you at the Crim Pro WIP (super early Saturday) and the Internet and Computer Law WIP (super early Friday)!
My article on parent-child privilege has been published! In a nutshell, I argue that privilege can be a form of resistance against unjust laws and systems, and that the parent-child relationship is worth protecting through evidentiary privilege. bclawreview.bc.edu/articles/10....
Parent-Child Privilege as Resistance | Boston College Law Review
Founded in 1959, the Boston College Law Review is the oldest scholarly publication at Boston College Law School. BCLR, ranked in the top 25 law journals by the Washington & Lee law review rankings...
bclawreview.bc.edu
December 4, 2024 at 5:24 PM
My article on parent-child privilege has been published! In a nutshell, I argue that privilege can be a form of resistance against unjust laws and systems, and that the parent-child relationship is worth protecting through evidentiary privilege. bclawreview.bc.edu/articles/10....
Thank you @jotwell.bsky.social and Aníbal Rosario-Lebrón for the wonderful review of my Parent-Child Privilege as Resistance piece! family.jotwell.com/privileging-...
Privileging Resistance - Family Law
Nila Bala, Parent-Child Privilege as Resistance, ___ B.C. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming), available at SSRN (Feb. 2, 2024).Aníbal Rosario-LebrónThe Rules of Evidence have been increasingly criticized for s...
family.jotwell.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Thank you @jotwell.bsky.social and Aníbal Rosario-Lebrón for the wonderful review of my Parent-Child Privilege as Resistance piece! family.jotwell.com/privileging-...