John Estus, Paul Monies, and Gavin Off report: The state of Oklahoma makes tens of millions of dollars selling personal information about people that some lawmakers and labor organizations want kept secret for government employees, The Oklahoman and Tulsa World have learned…… Senate Bill 1753 by Sen. Debbe Leftwich, D-Oklahoma City, and Rep. Randy Terrill,…
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First Private Lawsuit Challenging ObamaCare Filed in Mississippi
A privacy-themed lawsuit. K. Douglas Lee writes: Mississippi State Senator Chris McDaniel and I have filed a class action lawsuit today, Good Friday 2010, challenging the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as “ObamaCare” and a variety of other less polite euphemisms. From the complaint: Moreover, compelling Plaintiffs to enter…
South Carolina Governor vetoes bill to allow warrantless searches
Yvonne Wenger reports: Gov. Mark Sanford has vetoed legislation that would allow law enforcement officers to search criminals on probation and parole without a warrant, an action that Charleston Mayor Joe Riley called “outrageous.” The House and Senate passed the bill by wide margins, so Riley said he hopes that support will be in place…
Proposed law would keep inmates from data
The UPI reports: The U.S. Social Security Administration plans to propose legislation to ban prisoners from access to data that could be used for identity theft, officials say. Most states have laws barring inmates in training or work programs from seeing Social Security numbers and other personal data, The Kansas City (Mo.) Star reports. But…