Kavitha Surana reports: Mylissa Farmer knew her fetus was dying inside of her. Her water broke less than 18 weeks into her pregnancy last August, and she was desperate for an abortion. But according to federal documents, during three emergency room visits over two days in Missouri and Kansas, doctors repeatedly gave Farmer the same…
Category: Laws
Florida Comprehensive State Privacy Law Sent to Governor for Signature
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On May 4, 2023, the Florida Senate and House of Representatives voted in favor of sending the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (“FDBR”) and other amendments related to government moderation of social media and protection of children in online spaces (S.B. 262) to Governor Ron DeSantis for signature. Unlike the other comprehensive state…
Tennessee Enacts Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Bill, Texas Legislature Passes Texas Data Privacy and Security Act
More states are passing or enacting state privacy laws that are called “comprehensive,” but are they really? TENNESSEE Jason C. Gavejian & Joseph J. Lazzarotti of JacksonLewis write: On May 11, 2023, Tennessee’s Governor signed Senate Bill 0073, the Tennessee Information Protection Act, making the state the eighth state to pass consumer privacy legislation. Tennessee joins…
Privacy Law Is Devouring Internet Law (and Other Doctrines)…To Everyone’s Detriment
Eric Goldman writes: What does “privacy” mean? It’s a simple question that lacks a single answer, even from privacy experts. Without a universally shared definition of privacy, scholars have instead attempted to “define” privacy by taxonomizing problems that they think should fit under the privacy umbrella. However, this taxonomical approach to defining “privacy” has no…