Legal Opinion
Whalen v. Roe
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 22, 1977No. 75-839PublishedCited by 1,640 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
The constitutional question presented is whether the State of New York may record, in a centralized computer file, the names and addresses of all persons who have obtained, pursuant to a doctor’s prescription, certain drugs for which there is both a lawful and an unlawful market.
The District Court enjoined enforcement of the portions of the New York State Controlled Substances Act of 19721 which require such recording on the ground that they violate appellees’ constitutionally protected rights of privacy.2 We noted probable jurisdiction of the appeal by the Commissioner of Health, 424 U. S.…
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