What is the act that protects a childs name from being printed in a paper if they are under a certain age?

Question

is there an act that prevents papers from printing a minors name in the paper if they are under a certain age. (ie 16 for speeding)

Answer 1

schazjmd is correct. If any such law was passed, at least in the US, it could be challenged as a violation of the 1st amendment. Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech or of the press ...

Answer 2

I believe it's custom, rather than law.

"In California, the Supreme Court has held that the publication of the names of minors involved in crimes is not an invasion of privacy. See Kapellas v. Kofman, 1 Cal. 3d 20, 36-39 (1969). (Note that this case dealt with minors who were the children of a political candidate; however, the reports of recent crimes are consistently held to be newsworthy, so this is probably a distinction that makes no difference in the outcome.)If a report is based on information from a public record source, the law is even more clear. The accurate report of that information is absolutely privileged, both by statute (Civ. Code section 47) and by the First Amendment (see Gates v. Discovery Communications, Inc, 34 Cal.4th 679 (2004)). "