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ACLU Challenges California Law Permitting Government Seizure of DNA Samples from Innocent People (12/07/2004)
SAN FRANCISCO -- I'm an Air Force veteran with 12 years of service and a graduate of the federal law enforcement facility in Glynco, Georgia. I worked as a border patrol agent for the Immigration and Naturalization Service where I was stationed in Brownsville, Texas. After I left the INS I then volunteered with Americorp and the Peace Corp.

ACLU Disappointed by Court of Appeals Decision Upholding Seizure of Medical Records in Rush Limbaugh Case (10/06/2004)
MIAMI - The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today said that is disappointed by a state appeals court ruling that state law enforcement officers properly confiscated Rush Limbaugh's medical records as part of a criminal investigation involving alleged "doctor-shopping."

Unanimous Florida Supreme Court Strikes Down Special Law That Overrides Medical Decisions in Terri Schiavo Case (09/23/2004)
MIAMI - In a unanimous 7-0 decision, the Florida Supreme Court today struck down as unconstitutional a Florida law that reversed a series of court rulings and interfered with the medical decisions of Theresa Schiavo, a severely brain-damaged woman who, Florida courts found, did not wish to be kept alive artificially.

ACLU Urges Rhode Island Hospitals to Protect Patients' Privacy (09/21/2004)
PROVIDENCE--The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island announced today that it has called on local hospitals to reject anticipated earmarked federal funding that would require health care providers to determine the citizenship status of each uninsured patient seeking treatment.

In a Victory for Privacy Rights, Florida Judge Strikes Down Special Law Overriding Medical Decisions in Terri Schiavo Case (05/06/2004)
CLEARWATER, FL - In a victory for privacy rights, a Pinellas circuit court judge today struck down a state law that reversed a series of court rulings and interfered with the medical decisions of a severely brain-damaged woman who, Florida courts found, did not wish to be kept alive artificially.

Palm Beach Appeals Court to Hear Arguments Today In Rush Limbaugh Medical Records Case (04/07/2004)
WEST PALM BEACH, FL - With the support of the American Civil Liberties Union, conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh will enter court today to challenge the state's request to unseal his medical records as part of an ongoing criminal investigation involving alleged "doctor-shopping."

Seizure of Rush Limbaugh's Medical Records Violates Florida's Constitutional Right of Privacy, ACLU Tells Court (02/17/2004)
PALM BEACH, FL -- Saying Palm Beach County officials violated Florida's constitutional right of privacy and state law when seizing Rush Limbaugh's medical records, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in partial support of the conservative radio commentator, who is the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation involving alleged ""doctor-shopping.""

ACLU Asks Court to Protect Confidentiality of Rush Limbaugh's Medical Records (01/12/2004)
PALM BEACH, FL - In a motion filed today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida said state law enforcement officers violated Rush Limbaugh's privacy rights by seizing the conservative radio talk show host's medical records as part of a criminal investigation involving alleged ""doctor-shopping.""

ACLU Joins With Schiavo Legal Team to Ask a Pinellas Judge to Strike Special Law That Reverses Court Order, Violates Patient's Privacy Rights (10/29/2003)
CLEARWATER, FL - The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida today joined with the guardian of a severely brain-damaged woman to file a brief challenging the constitutionality of a state law that reverses a series of court rulings and interferes with the medical decisions of Terri Schiavo who, the courts found, did not wish to be kept alive artificially.

ACLU Asks Iowa Supreme Court to Protect Confidentiality of Patients' Medical Records (09/30/2002)
DES MOINES--Seeking to preserve a woman's right to confidential reproductive health care, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a friend-of-the-court brief today asking the state supreme court to prevent law enforcement from obtaining pregnancy records at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Storm Lake.

ACLU Asks Iowa Supreme Court to Block Disclosure Of Patient Records at Planned Parenthood Clinic (08/15/2002)
DES MOINES-Seeking to preserve patients' privacy rights and the confidentiality of medical records, the American Civil Liberties Union has filed a ""friend-of-the-court"" brief asking the state supreme court to block the disclosure of pregnancy records at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Storm Lake.

ACLU Dismayed At Implementation of Flawed Medical Privacy Regulations (08/09/2002)
WASHINGTON - Saying the Bush Administration's final federal medical privacy regulation fails to fulfill its promise of safeguarding arguably the most sensitive personal information, the American Civil Liberties Union expressed dismay at the final regulation and called for a legislative fix. 

ACLU Tells Bush Administration that Medical Privacy Proposal Needs Fix to Protect Patient Control (04/26/2002)
WASHINGTON - Saying that President Bush's proposed changes to the medical privacy regulation greatly weaken a promising step forward in protecting medical records privacy, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged the Administration to adopt significant fixes to the regulation to protect patient control over sensitive medical information.

ACLU Says Flaws in Bush Medical Privacy Proposal Need Legislative Fix (04/16/2002)
WASHINGTON - Saying the Bush Administration's proposed changes to the medical privacy regulation greatly weaken a promising step forward in protecting medical records privacy, the American Civil Liberties Union today urged Congress to pass legislation to repair the regulations before final implementation. 

ACLU Urges Government to Impose Fines for Eli Lilly Prozac Privacy Breach (02/19/2002)
NEW YORK--In written comments submitted today to the Federal Trade Commission, the American Civil Liberties Union urged the agency to impose a fine on drug giant Eli Lilly and require that the company pay damages to the nearly 700 Prozac users whose identities were disclosed by Lilly without their prior consent or knowledge. 

ACLU Criticizes Government Settlement of Prozac Privacy Breach, Saying Victims Deserve Compensation (01/18/2002)
NEW YORK--The American Civil Liberties Union today criticized the settlement of a case in which drug giant Eli Lilly admitted that it mistakenly gave out confidential information concerning nearly 700 patients who had signed up for a Prozac medication reminder service, saying that the company should be fined and the victims should receive financial compensation. 

Buyers of Medicine to Be Fingerprinted (07/11/2001)
PULASKI, VA -- Patients in the small, southwest Virginia town of Pulaski will have to provide fingerprints at the area's six pharmacies to get OxyContin, as part of a novel law enforcement effort to curb widespread abuse of the prescription painkiller, The Washington Post reported. 

ACLU Urges FTC to Investigate Medi-Messenger Privacy Breach (07/05/2001)
NEW YORK - The American Civil Liberties Union has sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asking it to investigate a major drug manufacturer that gave out confidential information concerning over 700 patients through the Internet. 

Prozac Manufacturer Reveals Patient Information (07/04/2001)
WASHINGTON-- Eli Lilly, the maker of Prozac, inadvertently revealed the e-mail addresses of patients with depression, bulimia or obsessive-compulsive disorder, company officials said yesterday, according to The Washington Post. 

Electronic Spying on the Rise, Privacy Groups Warn Ashcroft (05/03/2001)
WASHINGTON -- Following up on a recent meeting with Attorney General John Ashcroft, a coalition of privacy advocates today sent the Attorney General a series of specific recommendations about how the Bush Administration can better protect the privacy of all Americans.