Custody and moral authority over Lal: Starfleet Research (represented by Admiral Haftel) demands institutional custody of the emergent android for controlled study while Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew defend Data's custodial/parental claim — a ...

Custody and moral authority over Lal: Starfleet Research (represented by Admiral Haftel) demands institutional custody of the emergent android for controlled study while Captain Picard and the Enterprise crew defend Data's custodial/parental claim — a clash between bureaucratic protocol and a moral/personal claim to guardianship.