New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York v. Robert Newman
May 31, 197332 N.Y.2d 379
Summary
The Court held that the Director of the New York City Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program could not be compelled to produce patient photographs because the 1970 Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act's absolute confidentiality provision was not repealed or amended by the 1972 Act, and New York's physician‑patient privilege did not apply to administrative photographs. Accordingly, the contempt judgment was vacated and the motion to quash the subpoena granted.