Drug Companies Win Two Supreme Court Decisions

The pro-business tilt of the Supreme Court continue to show itself in two decisions that benefit Big Pharma. The application of 1st Amendment protections to businesses, as though they were individuals, is undoing much legal precedent for handling commercial claims. It seems the 'public interest' aspect of these decisions is sadly relegated to the sidelines by the current court. There are gong to be serious implications for these laws that continue to strip companies of liability and also to allow further intrusive data mining and marketing leeway with personal pharmacy records.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/business/24bizcourt.html?pagewanted=1&hp

Supreme Court strikes down Vermont prescription privacy law
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/06/23/988002/-Supreme-Court-strikes-down-Vermont-prescription-privacy-law?utm