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				Privacy   Document Name    Date   Document Type  2018 Legislative Preview: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act   Jan. 8, 2018 Legislative Analysis 2020 Legislative Preview: Data Privacy   Jan. 13, 2020 Legislative Analysis Access to Electronic Information, 1999-2000 Legislative Chronology   1999 - 2000 Legislative Analysis Adoption Controversies   Sep. 10, 1999 CQ Researcher Agency Security Efforts Yield Mixed Results   Jul. 10, 2006 Legislative Analysis Alabama v. White: Brief Summary   Jun. 11, 1990 Case Summary Anti-Terrorism Bills Head for Floor Votes, But Tough Negotiations Lie Ahead   Oct. 6, 2001 Legislative Analysis As Congress Stalls on Data Privacy, Big Tech Tangles with States   Feb. 10, 2020 Legislative Analysis Baltimore City Department of Social Services v. Bouknight, Maurice M. v. Bouknight: Brief Summary   Feb. 20, 1990 Case Summary Bartnicki v. Vopper   May 21, 2001 Case Summary Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 27, 2002 Primary Source Board of Education of Independent School District No. 92 of Pottawatomie County v. Earls   Jun. 27, 2002 Case Summary Bond v. United States: Brief Summary   Apr. 17, 2000 Case Summary Braswell v. United States: Brief Summary   Jun. 22, 1988 Case Summary Capitol Takes Cautious Approach To Filtering Lawmakers' E-Mail   May 24, 2003 Legislative Analysis Census Questionnaire, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Chandler v. Miller, Governor of Georgia: Brief Summary   Apr. 15, 1997 Case Summary Church of Scientology of California v. United States: Brief Summary   Nov. 16, 1992 Case Summary Civil Libertarians Pin Surveillance Authority, Enacted in 2008, on Trump   Nov. 6, 2017 Legislative Analysis Committee on Privacy, 1972 Legislative Chronology   1972 Legislative Analysis Committees Taking a Critical Look At Ashcroft's Request for Broad New Powers   Sep. 29, 2001 Legislative Analysis Communications Privacy, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Computer Safeguards, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Computer Tampering, 1984 Legislative Chronology   1984 Legislative Analysis Computer Tampering, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Computers and Medicine   Oct. 27, 2000 CQ Researcher Counterfeiters, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health: Brief Summary   Jun. 25, 1990 Case Summary Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health: Detailed Summary   Jun. 25, 1990 Case Summary Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 25, 1990 Primary Source Dalia v. United States: U.S. Supreme Court Ruling that the Fourth Amendment Does Not Prevent Covert Entry by Federal Agents to Install Legally Approved Electronic Listening Devices   Apr. 18, 1979 Primary Source Department of Health and Human Services' Regulations: "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information"   Jul. 6, 2001 Primary Source Doe v. Chao   Feb. 24, 2004 Case Summary Domestic Wiretapping, 1976 Legislative Chronology   1976 Legislative Analysis Electronic Surveillance, 1982 Legislative Chronology   1982 Legislative Analysis Electronic Surveillance: FISA Reforms 2007   2007 - 2008 Legislative Analysis European Privacy Becomes a U.S. Problem   Jan. 29, 2018 Legislative Analysis Fact Sheet from Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Outlining Regulations on Privacy of Medical Records   Dec. 20, 2000 Primary Source Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Access to Phone Records, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Federal Employee Privacy, 1970 Legislative Chronology   1970 Legislative Analysis Federal Employee Privacy, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Federal Trade Commission v. Indiana Federation of Dentists: Brief Summary   Jun. 2, 1986 Case Summary Federal Workers' Privacy, 1968 Legislative Chronology   1968 Legislative Analysis Federal Workers' Rights, 1967 Legislative Chronology   1967 Legislative Analysis Ferguson v. City of Charleston   Mar. 21, 2001 Case Summary Financial Privacy, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis FISA Reforms 2008: Electronic Surveillance   2007 - 2008 Legislative Analysis Florida v. Wells: Brief Summary   Apr. 18, 1990 Case Summary For Facebook, the FTC Looms   Apr. 16, 2018 Legislative Analysis Full Disclosure Is No Longer the Conservative Position on Campaign Finance   Jul. 24, 2017 Legislative Analysis Futurist: Sensing Our Every Move   Apr. 10, 2006 Legislative Analysis Gonzaga University v. Doe   Jun. 20, 2002 Case Summary Hanlon v. Berger: Brief Summary   May 24, 1999 Case Summary Hodgson v. Minnesota, Minnesota v. Hodgson: Brief Summary   Jun. 25, 1990 Case Summary Hodgson v. Minnesota, Minnesota v. Hodgson: Detailed Summary   Jun. 25, 1990 Case Summary Hodgson v. Minnesota, Minnesota v.Hodgson: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 25, 1990 Primary Source Horton v. California: Brief Summary   Jun. 4, 1990 Case Summary House Passes Anti-Terrorism Bill That Tracks White House's Wishes   Oct. 13, 2001 Legislative Analysis Hudson v. Palmer, Block v. Rutherford: Rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court on Constitutional Protections of Prison Inmates' Personal Papers. Justices J.P. Stevens, T. Marshall   Jul. 3, 1984 Primary Source Identity Theft, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Illinois v. Rodriguez: Brief Summary   Jun. 21, 1990 Case Summary Imbalance of Power in War on Terror   Feb. 27, 2006 Legislative Analysis Internet Privacy, 1999-2000 Legislative Chronology   1999 Legislative Analysis Internet Privacy   Nov. 6, 1998 CQ Researcher Jaffee v. Redmond: Brief Summary   Jun. 13, 1996 Case Summary Kyllo v. United States: Opinion of the Supreme Court on the use, Without a Search Warrant, of a Thermal Imaging Device to Scan the Outside of a House in Search of Illegal Drugs; Scalia   Jun. 7, 2001 Primary Source Kyllo v. United States   Jun. 11, 2001 Case Summary Lawmakers Likely to Limit New High-Tech Eavesdropping   Feb. 15, 2003 Legislative Analysis Lawrence v. Texas   Jun. 26, 2003 Case Summary Los Angeles Police Department v. United Reporting Publishing Corp.: Brief Summary   Dec. 7, 1999 Case Summary Lots of Hangups Over Justice's Bid for Phone Access   Feb. 3, 2020 Legislative Analysis Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc.: Brief Summary   Jun. 30, 1994 Case Summary Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc.: Detailed Summary   Jun. 30, 1994 Case Summary Madsen v. Women's Health Center, Inc.: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 30, 1994 Primary Source Maryland v. Buie: Brief Summary   Feb. 28, 1990 Case Summary Medical Privacy, 1999-2000 Legislative Chronology   1999 - 2000 Legislative Analysis Medical Records Privacy, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Michigan Department of State Police v. Sitz: Brief Summary   Feb. 28, 1990 Case Summary Military Spying, 1970 Legislative Chronology   1970 Legislative Analysis Minnesota v. Carter: Brief Summary   Dec. 1, 1998 Case Summary Minnesota v. Olson: Brief Summary   Apr. 18, 1990 Case Summary National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish   Mar. 30, 2004 Case Summary National Security Wiretaps, 1978 Legislative Chronology   1978 Legislative Analysis New Privacy Concerns   Nov. 23, 2002 Legislative Analysis Newsroom Privacy, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Nuclear Plant Security, 1985-1986 Legislative Chronology   1985 - 1986 Legislative Analysis Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health: Brief Summary   Jun. 25, 1990 Case Summary Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 25, 1990 Primary Source Online Piracy, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Owasso Independent School District No. I-011 v. Falvo   Feb. 19, 2002 Case Summary Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole v. Scott: Brief Summary   Jun. 22, 1998 Case Summary Pennsylvania v. Ritchie: Brief Summary   Feb. 24, 1987 Case Summary People to Watch in 2019: Melika Carroll   Feb. 4, 2019 Legislative Analysis President Obama on Contraception Compromise   Feb. 10, 2012 Primary Source Presidential Power   Feb. 24, 2006 CQ Researcher Press Release of Tennis Legend Arthur Ashe Jr., Announcing He Has AIDS   Apr. 8, 1992 Primary Source Privacy Act, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Privacy Under Attack   Jun. 15, 2001 CQ Researcher Privacy, 1971 Legislative Chronology   1971 Legislative Analysis Prohibitions on Mass Mailings   May 24, 2003 Legislative Analysis Proven Formula for Surveillance Overhaul Faces New Hurdles   Oct. 23, 2017 Legislative Analysis Rape Victim Privacy, 1978 Legislative Chronology   1978 Legislative Analysis Regulating the New Economy   Oct. 19, 2001 CQ Researcher Reno, Attorney General v. Condon, Attorney General of South Carolina: Brief Summary   Jan. 12, 2000 Case Summary Rules on Medical Privacy, 1999 Legislative Chronology   1999 Legislative Analysis Sept. 11 Commission Recommendations, 2007   2007 - 2008 Legislative Analysis Should States or Feds Oversee Data Protection?   Mar. 5, 2018 Legislative Analysis Smith v. Doe   Mar. 5, 2003 Case Summary Social Security Privacy, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Speech by D.E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services, on Medical Record Privacy, National Press Club, Washington, DC   Jul. 31, 1997 Primary Source Speech by John M. Poindexter of the Information Awareness Office (Defense Department) Explaining the Antiterrorism Proposal Called "Total Information Awareness"   Aug. 2, 2002 Primary Source Spike in NSA Surveillance Has Civil Libertarians Worried   Jun. 18, 2018 Legislative Analysis Spy Agencies Gear Up for Fight Over Surveillance Authority   May 15, 2017 Legislative Analysis Spy Agency Wants Congress to Reauthorize Controversial Spy Tools It No Longer Uses   Nov. 18, 2019 Legislative Analysis Spyware Controls, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis State Issues: Data Privacy   Feb. 19, 2019 Legislative Analysis Supreme Court Rules on Jail Strip Searches   Apr. 2, 2012 Primary Source Supreme Court Rules on Privacy   Jan. 23, 2012 Primary Source Supreme Court Will Review 'Partial Birth' Abortion Law   Feb. 27, 2006 Legislative Analysis Surveillance Court: Too Secret for Comfort?   Apr. 5, 2003 Legislative Analysis Surveillance Debate Splits GOP, but Also Democrats   Nov. 13, 2017 Legislative Analysis Surveillance Debate Turns Recent Allies Against Rep. Schiff   Mar. 9, 2020 Legislative Analysis Surveillance: Playing Catchup   Oct. 6, 2001 Legislative Analysis Swidler & Berlin v. United States: Brief Summary   Jun. 25, 1998 Case Summary Swidler & Berlin v. United States: Detailed Summary   Jun. 25, 1998 Case Summary Swidler & Berlin v. United States: Opinion Excerpt   Jun. 25, 1998 Primary Source Tough 'Son of Patriot' Draft Raises Hackles of Civil Libertarians   Feb. 15, 2003 Legislative Analysis Trump's Immigration Enforcement Strategy Troubles Republican Privacy Hawks   Jun. 12, 2017 Legislative Analysis U.S. Department of State v. The Washington Post Co. (456 U.S. 595): Brief Summary   May 17, 1982 Case Summary United States Department of Defense v. Federal Labor Relations Authority: Brief Summary   Feb. 23, 1994 Case Summary United States Department of Justice v. Landano: Brief Summary   May 24, 1993 Case Summary United States Department of State v. Ray: Brief Summary   Dec. 16, 1991 Case Summary United States v. Drayton   Jun. 17, 2002 Case Summary United States v. Knights   Dec. 10, 2001 Case Summary United States v. Ojeda Rios: Brief Summary   Apr. 30, 1990 Case Summary United States v. Verdugo-Urquidez: Brief Summary   Feb. 28, 1990 Case Summary University of Pennsylvania v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: Brief Summary   Jan. 9, 1990 Case Summary Video Rentals Privacy, 1987-1988 Legislative Chronology   1987 - 1988 Legislative Analysis Video Voyeurism, 2003-2004 Legislative Chronology   2003 - 2004 Legislative Analysis Virtual Child Pornography, 2001-2002 Legislative Chronology   2001 - 2002 Legislative Analysis Wilson v. Layne, Deputy United States Marshal: Brief Summary   May 24, 1999 Case Summary Wiretap Commission, 1974 Legislative Chronology   1974 Legislative Analysis Wiretap Fund, 1995-1996 Legislative Chronology   1995 - 1996 Legislative Analysis Wiretapping Capabilities, 1993-1994 Legislative Chronology   1993 - 1994 Legislative Analysis Wiretapping, 1967 Legislative Chronology   1967 Legislative Analysis Wiretapping, 1980 Legislative Chronology   1980 Legislative Analysis Wiretapping, 1999-2000 Legislative Chronology   1999 - 2000 Legislative Analysis Wyoming v. Houghton: Brief Summary   Apr. 5, 1999 Case Summary
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