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Show NATION CoGUgress fails By LAURA MECKLER ill fife fir 1 VI f3 1 SUPREME COURTTlie Associated Press Hit: This is the cover of "The Supreme Court's Greatest Hits," a compiled by a Northwestern University political science professor, with recordings of oral arguments in 50 major cases dating back CD-RO- to 1957, plus texts of the court's opinions and graphics showing J how the justices voted. I 1 jCan't hurry justice; ' Supremes ' greatest Wings now on tape j By LAURIE ASSEO Associated Piess Writer The .WASHINGTON JJtfpremes have a new greatest- fitollection, but don't expect to IfcjST.'Diana Ross. The featured j ' Chief Justice the late Justice William J. Brennan and other current and past members of the nation's highest court. "The Court's Supreme JKSlists i Wum 1 are H. Rehnquist, 'Greatest Hits" is a compiled ; CD-RO- by a Northwestern tniversity political science pro- - lessor, with recordings of oral arguments in 50 major cases dating back to 1957, plus texts of the court's opinions and graphics showing how the jus- tices voted. Anyone with a computer and ; the proper software can hear: The late Justice Felix Frankfurter sparring with a lgwyer in an obscenity case; j Watergate special prosecutor Leon Jaworski arguing for release of the Nixon tapes; i fj Justice John Paul Stevens' announcement of the court's unanimous 1997 decision that lot Paula Jones immediately jiursue her case against President Clinton. ' And then there was the joke that went as flat as a pancake during the argument in the 1973 j Roe vs. Wade oase. abortion-right- s CD-RO- After Sarah Weddington ished arguing and took her seat Linda N. beside Coffee, assistant Texas attorney general Jay Floyd took the podium and said, "It's an old joke, but when a man argues against two beautiful ladies like this, they're going to have the last word." abortions. Congress will try again after it returns to Washington this fall. "They've had three years, and lots of bills have been introduced, and hearings have been held, but there's been no serious said movement," Janlori Goldman, a privacy advocate who directs the Health Privacy Project at S.C. (AP) $en. Strom Thurmond was tjaken to the hospital Friday tfter, collapsing at a reception 4t the University of South Carolina, a top aide said. Thurmond, 96, was attending a reception for a federal Magistrate when he collapsed, WASHINGTON (AP) c CD-RO- want a tough law that makes it difficult for health insurance companies, researchers and law enforcers to use records for anything other than care and billing. Health care companies and businesses want to be sure their operations are not. constrained by overly strict rules. Among specific questions: Should the federal law replace stricter state laws already on the books? Should police be forced to get a court order or a warrant before seizing medical records? How much flexibility should go to health insurance companies for the use of medical records in their operations? Sen. James Jeffords, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, wrote a bill with compromises on each of these. ., But he couldn't find agreement on the right to sue and teen abortions. Lawsuits are a perennial issue on Capitol Hill and domi- nated this summer's debate in over new rights for patients managed-carhealth plans. while the issue is peripheral privacy, it brings out many e pose. Abortion is even further from the essence of the privacy debate. The question is whether the new privacy rights being created include who get medical care on their own if there is no state law specifically requiring parental removed teen-ager- s The decision was made by CIA Director George Tenet, Deutch's immediate successor, who acted after reviewing a CIA inspector general's July 13 report on the former director's improper handling of classified materials. Deutch issued a written statement through the CIA in he acknowledged he erred by using an unsecured computer to write classified documents and memoranda at his home, but he stressed that investigators found no information was compromised as a result of his lapses. which Ericsson 688 Regular $6995. 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No other details were available. in turn, eliminates So to of the same arguments pitting consumer groups who want to ensure victims are compensated against businesses worried about costly judgments. the issue is Specifically, whether to limit damages if someone improperly releases records and whether to make plaintiffs prove that their records were released on pur- (ffmwd 0pmwg Safe spokesman John DeCrosta said. was conThurmond, scious when he was taken to Medical Palmetto Baptist Center in Columbia, DeCrosta curves, allowing your spine to rest in its natural state. Which, Page A7 privacy CD-RO- NASA-inspire- d material, the Enveloped with a revolutionary Pressure Relief Mattress molds to your body's Tmpur-Pedi- c em computer at his home. Suspending the security clearances of a former CIA director is highly unusual. Agency spokesman William Harlow said he knew of no precedent. The Central Intelligence Agency said Friday it has cut off former CIA Director John Deutch's access to classified information in response to his having violated agency rules by keeping secret files on an unsecured The perfect bed for people who don't have back pain. F, all-part- y Provo, Utah pylls security clearance of former director Strom Thurmond collapses ; Georgetown University. "I think it's very distressing." So, for the moment, more privacy safeguards are in place for Americans' video rentals than for their medical records. There are no guarantees that private information won't be sold to pharmaceutical companies, passed to employers or whispered about in insurance company offices. A hospital clerk could sell your records to a malpractice attorney or leak them to a newspaper, and it's not at least, not against the law federal law. A patchwork of state laws protects medical privacy, but the protections vary widely. Despite agreement that federal legislation is needed, sharp disagreement persists over details. Generally, privacy advocates and consumer groups DAILY HERALD, g fin- COLUMBIA. om Janlori Goldman, director. Health Privacy Project at Georgetown University WASHINGTON In the information age, when even the most sensitive information zips across continents with lightning speed, there's widespread agreement on a need for federal legislation to protect the privacy of medical records. Yet, after years of effort, Congress has failed to pass a law, despite giving itself a deadline today. The Senate was close until getting hung up over a pair of issues: the right to sue over improper use of records and who have privacy of teen-ager- s CIA He was met with dead silence. "That's the power of the audio," says Jerry Goldman, the Northwestern political science professor who compiled the using Supreme Court audiotapes available through the National Archives. The court was not involved in the project. "I wanted it to be easy to use," Goldman said. "I wanted it to be accessible, authoritative, and if I could make it engaging, great." Users of the can listen to the full oral argument in 50 cases and decision announcements in many of them. Arguments are an hour long or two hours in cases before 1969 so there's a guide to help listeners zip to high points. While listening to an argument, users can read the court's written opinion or see a picture of the justices who decided that case, with highlights showing who voted in the majority and who voted in dissent. Listeners can click on a voice sample of each justice, so they can tell who is speaking during an argument. And there are biographies of the 26 justices who sat on the 50 cases. is an offshoot of The the "Oyez" Internet Web site created by Goldman three years ago. Visitors to the Web site can listen to more than 800 Supreme Court arguments since 1955, when began at the court. The court decided in 1993 to let virtually anyone get copies of the argument recordings from the National Archives after another law professor put out a set of cassette tapes with excerpts from high court arguments. to ac6 "I think it's very distressing." Associated Press Writer 111 m, THE Saturday, Augusl 21, games and game programs, plus an entry for the grand prize! 5 221-147- 1 |
