It’s a crime in which the victim is also the criminal—so whom do you prosecute? Underage youths who exploit themselves online can be subject to criminal pornography charges, explained child abuse expert Mary Leary at a Law School event Feb. 5, but so far courts are applying the law unevenly.

Civil rights advocate J. Richard Cohen, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Conference on Public Service and the Law, to be held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 8-9, at the University of Virginia School of Law. Founded by law students nine years ago, the conference brings together students, citizens, and attorneys to discuss current public interest legal issues.