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Huse v. Texas

Petition for certiorari denied on February 21, 2017
Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
16-535 Tex. Crim. App. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 16

Issues: (1) Whether the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, along with other state and federal regulations, provides the basis for an individual's reasonable expectation of privacy in his medical records sufficient to invoke Fourth Amendment protections; and (2) whether HIPAA preempts Texas's law that a prosecutor may independently obtain the medical records of a person suspected of committing a crime because there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in those records.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
Sep 6 2016Application (16A248) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 13, 2016 to October 13, 2016, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Sep 12 2016Application (16A248) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until October 13, 2016.
Oct 13 2016Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 21, 2016)
Dec 7 2016DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017.
Dec 12 2016Response Requested . (Due January 11, 2017)
Jan 11 2017Brief of respondent Texas in opposition filed.
Jan 25 2017DISTRIBUTED for Conference of February 17, 2017.
Feb 2 2017Reply of petitioner Hayden Huse filed. (Distributed)
Feb 21 2017Petition DENIED.