While Representative Bachmann says she’s worried about ACORN, many commenters are questioning who the real nut is….. A trio of Republican congressmen are calling on a GOP colleague to completely fill out her 2010 Census form, following her vow to provide only basic information about her family. In a statement released Wednesday, Republican Reps. Patrick…
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OH Supreme Court protects abortion records
The Ohio Supreme Court today moved to protect the privacy of minors’ medical records when the minor is not a party in a lawsuit. The case involves a lawsuit against an Ohio Planned Parenthood and attempts by a teenager’s parents to obtain the medical records not only of their own daughter but of all teenagers…
Class Action Suit: Stimulus Act and health privacy
The Stimulus Act signed into law by President Obama jeopardizes the privacy rights of the 65 percent of Americans who aren’t on Medicaid or Medicare by requiring health-care providers to create an electronic health record of every person in the United States, a class action claims in Federal Court. Because Title XIII of the Stimulus…
Bar groups protest “red flag” rules
The New York State Bar Association Monday became the latest bar group to protest new Federal Trade Commission rules requiring lawyers to become involved in preventing identity theft, calling the move unauthorized, unnecessary and destructive to the attorney-client relationship. The State Bar’s objections follow those submitted last week by the American Bar Association and the…