4th Amendment Right to Pharmacy Records Recognized

Douglas v. Dobbs, 2005 WL 1953501 (8/16/05) - In a civil rights case, the 10th rules that a person has a Fourth Amendment right to privacy in local pharmacy prescription records. There is a constitutional right to privacy protecting an individual from the disclosure of information concerning a person's health. The 10th did not decide what procedure law enforcement had to follow to obtain the information because the officers involved had settled out and the remaining prosecutor defendant did not violate any right by simply authorizing the officers to seek a warrant.