Khadija Mohammed

Khadija Mohammed

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Khadija Mohammed is a Director at SPRING.

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A junior at the Wake Early College of Health and Sciences, Khadija is interested in pursuing a career in the intersections between law, public policy, and international relations. Outside of SPRING, she is the Executive Director of The Policy Corner, a Community Organizer for Rhizome, and serves on the Executive Board of The Barakah Initiative. In her free time, Khadija enjoys going out, watching movies, and writing her own stories.

Publications

The Regulatory Landscape of AI and Child Technology Products

Prepared for Boston Children's Hospital Digital Wellness Lab, this memo explains the regulatory landscape of AI and child tech products. Currently, the federal government has few regulations on the use of AI in child technology products. Lawsuits on AI chatbots, such as those involving Character AI, have made courts a regulator on AI and child tech products. In addition to lawsuits, state have proposed regulations for AI products, such as California’s LEAD for Kids Act. On a global level, entities, such as the European Union and the United Nations, also play a role in defining AI use with children.

By Khadija Mohammed

November 11, 2025

From Classroom To Polling Booth: an Analysis of Mandatory Civic Education in Schools on Youth Political Participation

In the United States, civic education has been at an all-time low. Teaching civics in schools is invaluable because the youth are much more malleable and easily influenced, making it possible to instill the value of civic engagement into students. Political participation is important in a democracy as it ensures that the government is in regulation by the people. This brief includes and analyzes a brief synopsis of the patterns of civic education in the primary regions of the United States.

By Khadija Mohammed

November 1, 2025

State Regulation of Social Media and Children in the United States

Over the past year, political sentiment has pushed states to regulate social media use for children in the United State. We analyze 300 bills introduced by US state legislatures in 2024. We find that while Democratic- and Republican-controlled legislatures both introduced legislation related to social media, Republican-controlled state legislatures were more likely to enact such regulation.

By Khadija Mohammed

April 6, 2025

The Nuremberg and Tokyo Trials in Shaping Modern International Criminal Law

In the aftermath of World War II, the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials did not only seek justice for crimes against humanity but laid the foundation for the modern international legal landscape. These crucial events marked the first instances, in this case, Nazi Germany and Imperial Japanese officials, were held accountable for heinous crimes against humanity and war crimes. Without the unprecedented examples established during these trials, the framework for modern international criminal law would not have been possible. Although we have made substantial progress since the trials, some matters must be addressed regarding the effectiveness of courts such as the ICJ and the ICC today.

By Khadija Mohammed

April 5, 2025