Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. : SCOTUSblog

Sorrell v. IMS Health Inc. : SCOTUSblog
Vermont’s Prescription Confidentiality Law, which – absent the prescriber’s consent – prohibits the sale of prescriber-identifying information, as well as the disclosure or use of that information for marketing purposes, is subject to heightened judicial scrutiny because it imposes content- and speaker-based burdens on protected expression. Vermont’s justifications for the prohibition cannot withstand such heightened scrutiny.