February 12, 2014
An Oregon federal judge ruled Tuesday that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration must obtain warrants before accessing confidential prescription drug records in an Oregon database, saying the use of administrative subpoenas to obtain such information would violate the Fourth Amendment.
April 04, 2013
The American Civil Liberties Union said Wednesday that it has secured approval to intervene in a federal court battle in Oregon over access to prescription drug records in order to represent state residents who claim the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is violating their constitutional privacy rights.