Privacy News & Issues
WASHINGTON—- The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law released the following statement in response to the most recent draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA). The Lawyers’ Committee has been a leading champion for comprehensive privacy legislation over the past five years. “The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law opposes the new draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA)…
Abbie van Sickle reports: The Supreme Court said on Thursday that it would dismiss a case about emergency abortions in Idaho, temporarily clearing the way for women in the state to receive an abortion when their health is at risk. The one-sentence, unsigned decision declared that the case had been “improvidently granted,” meaning a majority of the…
June 25 -The HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Final Rule is Effective Today On April 26, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Final Rule, entitled the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care…
Damon W. Silver and Phillip A. Baggett of JacksonLewis write: With the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA) on the verge of taking effect on July 1, 2024, the State’s Attorney General, Ken Paxton, recently launched an initiative for “aggressive enforcement of Texas privacy laws.” As part of the initiative, Paxton has established a team that will focus on…