Social Security Act
Coverage of Social Security Act in the Nexus archive.
- Court rules SAVE database illegal, orders it dismantled
A federal court ruled the Trump administration’s national voter database (SAVE) illegal, citing violations of the Privacy Act, Social Security Act, and Administrative Procedure Act. The court ordered the database dismantled, stating it improperly combined personal data from government databases and wrongfully canceled voter registrations, infringing on privacy rights and the right to vote.
- Federal judge blocks Trump’s national citizenship database
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's plan to create a national citizenship database, citing violations of the Social Security Act and Privacy Act of 1974. The League of Women Voters and other groups argued the database threatened voting rights and privacy, comparing it to George Orwell's 1984.
- Longevity experts reveal ‘flicker method’ that could help you feel years younger
A new book by Stuart Kaplan and Marcus Riley, 'Your Aging Advantage,' challenges the notion of linear aging by introducing the 'flicker stage,' a concept suggesting functional age can shift based on lifestyle and mindset. The authors argue that periods of feeling younger or older reflect fluid aging, emphasizing 'positive interventions' like exercise and social connections to reset one's 'lived age' instead of focusing on chronological age.