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Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory

By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 09:11:53 PM EST
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A Florida Judge has ruled that even though proseuctors have obtained medical records from Rush Limbaughs' doctors, they cannot question the doctors about his medical condition or about what Rush may have told the doctors while they were treating him. Roy Black, Rush's lawyer, says:

We are pleased with the court's ruling upholding the patient's statutory right of doctor-patient confidentiality. We've said from the start that there was no doctor shopping but Mr. Limbaugh should not have to give up his right to doctor-patient confidentiality to prove his innocence.

The medical records that the State has seized and reviewed now for nearly six months show that Mr. Limbaugh received legitimate medical treatment for legitimate medical reasons. Mr. Limbaugh has not been charged with a crime and he should not be charged.

Congrats to Roy.

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    Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory | 12 comments (12 topical)
    Re: Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory (none / 0) (#1)
    by Dadler on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:57 PM EST
    Agreed. And yet Rush will continue to behave on the air as if his sh*t doesn't smell, as if he's not a monumental hypocrite. How anyone listens to him and takes him marginally seriously is beyond me. Has he come out in support of non-violent drug offenders like himself? Maybe he has, but I haven't heard about it.

    Re: Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory (none / 0) (#2)
    by scarshapedstar on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:57 PM EST
    Wasn't he forcing his maid to get all the pills anyway?

    Re: Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory (none / 0) (#3)
    by Johnny on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:57 PM EST
    Good for Rush. Does this mean all degenerate addicts receive the same protection of confidentiality with their dealers?

    Re: Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory (none / 0) (#4)
    by jimakaPPJ on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:57 PM EST
    Dadler – Limbaugh is an entertainer. His comments, some outrageous, are part of the act. When he ceases to entertain his audience will be gone. A large part of his audience is there because of the outrageous actions of the Left. I.e. you guys fuel him. Scar – I don’t think forcing is the right word. “Pay” would be more appropriate.

    Re: Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory (none / 0) (#5)
    by Slado on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:57 PM EST
    I listen to Rush...suprise...and he is very entertaing. He is good at what he does and he is very good at one thing. Making the case for conservatism and republicans. What he does in his private life I could care less. Apparently he likes presciption drugs and getting married repetedly. whoopty doo. He does not make any of his arguments on some religous or holier then thou basis. He makes them from a conservative perspective that is consistent. Agree or disagree he's good at talking non-stop on the radio for 3 hours and until he stops being good at that I'll listen to him.

    Re: Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory (none / 0) (#6)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:57 PM EST
    scored - ?? Tee hee.

    Re: Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory (none / 0) (#7)
    by jen on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:57 PM EST
    I listened to Rush once. He was all ahoo about Independence Day. He was yelling about how liberal it was. He hadn't even seen the movie. And obvioulsy, neither had the guy who told him about it. I also had to listen to my siblings yell about how right wing the movie was. Me, I just ate my popcorn and enjoyed watching Will Smith. I never listened to Rush again. (but I will watch Will)

    Re: Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory (none / 0) (#8)
    by scarshapedstar on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:58 PM EST
    He does not make any of his arguments on some religous or holier then thou basis. He makes them from a conservative perspective that is consistent.
    Yeah, like his two favorite words, "Hitlary" and "Feminazi", that's pure Straussian somethingorother. Similarly, there's nothing holier-than-thou or hypocrical about saying all illegal drug users should be "sent up the river" while eating a half pound of opiates every day. No sir! He made many fine conservative arguments in favor of supporting the War on Drugs (for everyone whose name is not Rush Limbaugh). For example, that many drug users are black.

    Re: Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory (none / 0) (#9)
    by scarshapedstar on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:58 PM EST
    Michael Moore is an entertainer. His comments, some outrageous, are part of the act. When he ceases to entertain his audience will be gone. A large part of his audience is there because of the outrageous actions of the Right. I.e. guys like me fuel him.
    Just thought I'd quote Alternate Universe PPJ for kicks.

    Re: Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory (none / 0) (#10)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:58 PM EST
    Limbaugh is the national precinct captain for the Republican Party. And he works the precinct hard, five days a week, three hours a day. Like an electronic ward boss, Limbaugh explains the issues, offers the conservative GOP spin, rallies the faithful, and turns out the voters. It is a virtuoso performance, his harangue leavened by bursts of rock 'n' roll, bad-boy jokes, and moments of self-deprecating humor. It was no mistake that the Republican freshmen anointed Rush the "majority-maker" and inducted him as an honorary member of the 104th Congress at their orientation last December.
    "Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes?" A bit dated, as it was written 10 years ago, but still accurate. Link Of course, MM gets a good seat at the Democratic convention, and of course, it's one of the signs that the 'anti-war Left' has taken over the party which means the nominee for 2008 will be the AntiChrist, no doubt about it.

    Re: Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory (none / 0) (#11)
    by Sailor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:58 PM EST
    I don't think this is much of a victory. All they need to find out is how many doctors and how many overlapping prescriptions. And it's amazing how every time a left wing 'entertainer' makes a comment he represents ALL of the left, but everytime rush or man coulter or o'lielly makes an outrageous, racist, terrorist threat they are just 'entertainers'.

    Re: Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory (none / 0) (#12)
    by eric on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:58 PM EST
    I don't think this is much of a victory. All they need to find out is how many doctors and how many overlapping prescriptions. I agree. The way I read this, the judge allowed the subpoenas, but with limitations. I don't think that there was any question that parts of the records are protected. They just wanted to look at the records for the non-privileged information that goes to the commission of a crime - the doctor shopping and obtaining multiple prescriptions for the same drug.

    Rush Limbaugh Scores Legal Victory | 12 comments (12 topical)