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1922-Meyer v. Nebraska
; the Nebraska law, which prohibited the teaching of a foreign language, was later declared unconstitutional because it violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process clause. -
•1965- Griswold v. Connecticut
; the Supreme Court ruled that the state of Connecticut’s ban on birth control went against the constitution by denying the right of martial privacy. -
1969- Stanley v. Georgia;
the Court stated that and individual has the constitutional right to own obscene materials within the home even though obscenity does not usually have protection under the first Amendment, freedom of speech. -
•1972- Eisenstadt v. Baird;
expanded a “substantive right” to unmarried couples. -
•1973- Roe v. Wade;
the Court also ruled that the state could not ban most abortions because it was unconstitutional. -
1976- Kelley v. Johnson;
Justice Rehnquist declared that personal appearance of police officers is not a protected right of privacy and there is no considerable claim of infringement on the individual’s freedom of choice with respect to certain basic aspects of procreation and marriage. -
•1976- Moore v. City of East Cleveland
Moore v. City of East Cleveland held that the city’s ordinance, that restricts the number of members living in a single family home, was in violation of the due process clause. -
1996
HIPAA signed into law. -
•1999
DHHS becomes responsible for developing privacy regulations. -
•1999
DHHS becomes responsible for developing privacy regulations. -
•2000
- GHHS publishes “Final Privacy Rule”.
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•2001-
Enactment of Final Rule postponed because of “administrative difficulties.” -
•2001 -
Privacy Rule application begins. -
•2003 -
Deadline for Covered Entities to comply with the Privacy Rule