Threshold of Abuse Warns Computerized Medical Records Risk
A government report warns that millions of Americans’ medical records stored in computers risk abuse as centralized databases grow. Westin of Columbia University warns of privacy rights violations and calls for patients to refuse distribution of their information to insurers, employers, and many government agencies.
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Washington
Alan F. Weslin
Columbia University
National Bureau of Standards
Westin
Supreme Court
Denver
Los Angeles County
Orangeburg
N.J
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Vermont
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Supreme Court rules warrantless IRS break-ins unconstitutional
The Supreme Court unanimously held that intrusions into private property by IRS agents without warrants are unreasonable. In the G M Leasing case, agents seized items from George Norman Jr.’s home as part of tax collection, reversing a lower court ruling that deemed the break‑in justified.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Supreme Court
Harry A. Blackmun
Utah
G.M. Leasing
George Norman Jr
Norman
IRS
Lth
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Circuit Court
New York
Oregon
Virginia Senate Penalizes Bateman For Party Switch
The Virginia Senate moved to strip Sen. Herbert H. Bateman of Newport News of his committee chairmanship after he switched from Democrat to Republican. The Rules Committee backed the action, Bateman abstained as the measure passed, and his future assignments will be set by the Steering Committee.
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Richmond
Virginia Senate
Herbert H. Bateman
Newport News
Senate
Bateman
Senaté Rules Committee
Senate Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources Committee
Transportation, Courts of Justice
Finance
Rules Committee
Agriculture Committee
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Corduroy Bible
Collinsville Shopping Center
Linsvill
Riverside
Danville, VA
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South Boston Rd
Spis
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Washington State
Stewart
Oatil
Carl J. Stewart, Jr
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Appeals Court
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Sens, Paul Manns
Caroline
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Halifax
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