Medical and Genetic Privacy

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9 Medical and Genetic Privacy Cases

State v. Mitcham
Arizona
Jun 2024

Medical and Genetic Privacy

State v. Mitcham

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Arizona filed amicus briefs before the Arizona Court of Appeals and the Arizona Supreme Court arguing that the government cannot genetically test any biological material it already has in its possession—whether that’s blood taken from newborns to test for diseases or swabs collected from sexual assault survivors—to investigate the donors for a crime without first obtaining a warrant. This filing is part of the broader fight to preserve the privacy of our sensitive genetic information.
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Arizona
Jun 2024
State v. Mitcham

Medical and Genetic Privacy

State v. Mitcham

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Arizona filed amicus briefs before the Arizona Court of Appeals and the Arizona Supreme Court arguing that the government cannot genetically test any biological material it already has in its possession—whether that’s blood taken from newborns to test for diseases or swabs collected from sexual assault survivors—to investigate the donors for a crime without first obtaining a warrant. This filing is part of the broader fight to preserve the privacy of our sensitive genetic information.
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Nevada
Apr 2024

Medical and Genetic Privacy

United States v. Motley — Amicus Brief

This case concerns whether police may access private and sensitive medical records without a warrant as part of a criminal investigation of an individual, when those records are contained within state prescription drug monitoring databases.
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Nevada
Apr 2024
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United States v. Motley — Amicus Brief

This case concerns whether police may access private and sensitive medical records without a warrant as part of a criminal investigation of an individual, when those records are contained within state prescription drug monitoring databases.
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Liberian Community Association v. Malloy
Court Case
Jul 2017

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Liberian Community Association v. Malloy

During the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak, state officials quarantined multiple people who had arrived in the United States from Liberia, without adequate scientific justification, thereby violating their constitutional rights.
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Court Case
Jul 2017
Liberian Community Association v. Malloy

Medical and Genetic Privacy

Liberian Community Association v. Malloy

During the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak, state officials quarantined multiple people who had arrived in the United States from Liberia, without adequate scientific justification, thereby violating their constitutional rights.
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Court Case
Jun 2017

Medical and Genetic Privacy

Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program v. Drug Enforcement Administration

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand its Oregon affiliate are challenging the federal Drug Enforcement Administration's claim that it can access Oregonians' private prescription records without a warrant. The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Oregon represent a group of Oregon patients and a physician who are concerned about the impact on medical privacy and the doctor-patient relationship if federal law enforcement were permitted to access prescription records without demonstrating probable cause to a neutral judge. A district court judge ruled in February 2014 that patients have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their prescription records and that law enforcement must obtain a warrant in order to search such information. In June 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s ruling on procedural grounds but recognized that medical records are private and sensitive and require strong legal safeguards, leaving the door open to future challenges.
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Court Case
Jun 2017
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Medical and Genetic Privacy

Oregon Prescription Drug Monitoring Program v. Drug Enforcement Administration

The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand its Oregon affiliate are challenging the federal Drug Enforcement Administration's claim that it can access Oregonians' private prescription records without a warrant. The ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµand the ÌÒ×ÓÊÓÆµof Oregon represent a group of Oregon patients and a physician who are concerned about the impact on medical privacy and the doctor-patient relationship if federal law enforcement were permitted to access prescription records without demonstrating probable cause to a neutral judge. A district court judge ruled in February 2014 that patients have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their prescription records and that law enforcement must obtain a warrant in order to search such information. In June 2017, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court’s ruling on procedural grounds but recognized that medical records are private and sensitive and require strong legal safeguards, leaving the door open to future challenges.
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