The Project for Privacy and Surveillance Accountability (PPSA) writes: New amicus briefs supporting the petition for certiorari filed by PPSA in Torcivia v. Suffolk County urge the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. The Torcivia case asks whether the police can, citing a special need, gain warrantless access to a home. One of the briefs is a clear statement of…
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Senators sound the alarm on privacy, call for HIPAA update
Mike Miliard reports: In a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra on July 1, Senators Michael Bennet, D-Colo., and Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., called on HHS to use its powers to ensure the HIPAA Privacy Rule is better positioned to protect the health information of patients seeking reproductive healthcare. The Supreme Court’s…
If you use your company’s abortion travel benefits, will your boss find out?
Tami Luhby reports: The corporate rush to cover employees’ abortion-related travel expenses following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow states to ban or severely restrict abortion has sparked a big question: Will the boss find out if you use the benefit? The answer is typically no, especially if the reimbursement is handled by your company’s health insurance plan, benefits…
Rabbi’s suit over Florida abortion law tests bounds of religious objections after Roe
Michael Wilner reports: Weeks before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, revoking a woman’s constitutional right to abortion, a rabbi and lawyer in Boynton Beach was preparing to take action against Florida. The state’s ban on abortions after 15 weeks, he said, directly targets Jews. “Judaism is in conflict with this law,” Rabbi Barry…