Erik Uebelacker reports: A New York court on Thursday blocked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from enforcing a legal punishment against a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman in Texas, which has a near-total abortion ban. “Today, I informed Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton that the Ulster County Clerk’s Office…
Category: Laws
Warrantless Home Searches Under the Alien Enemies Act?
Orin S. Kerr writes: In the New York Times, Devlin Barrett reports that “Trump administration lawyers have determined that an 18th-century wartime law the president has invoked to deport suspected members of a Venezuelan gang allows federal agents to enter homes without a warrant, according to people familiar with internal discussions.” From the story: The disclosure…
EPIC, Coalition Opposes Weak West Virginia Privacy Bill
As seen on EPIC.org: EPIC, along with several other national and West Virginia-based groups, sent a letter to a West Virginia House committee opposing a weak privacy bill that would do little to meaningfully protect residents. The bill, H.B. 2987, which was heard by the House Committee on Energy and Public Works this week, has many significant issues…
Amazon loses appeal against €746m Luxembourg data protection fine
Melanie Ptok reports: A Luxembourg court has ordered Amazon to pay a €746 million fine imposed for data protection breaches by the national data watchdog, throwing out an appeal brought by the online retail giant. The administrative court dismissed the appeal against the penalty in a hearing on Tuesday, still the second-largest ever imposed since…