Feds to get MLB steroid test results

More than 100 players who tested positive in 2003 are about to become part of the government's case....

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/baseball/mlb/12/27/steroids.tests.ap/index.html

 

Don't you think the MLBPA is going to appeal this one all the way to the Supreme Court if necessary?

 

Sure they will....but even if the ruling is overturned, wouldn't you bet the names will get out anyway?

 

Thank you...

The deal the union made was with MLB not the federal government...

 

I don't know that it would stand up to SCOTUS review --- it seems like it exceeds the terms of the search warrant, so the information should have been thrown out. Really surprised that the 9th CCA ruled this way --- it's usually the most liberal of the federal circuits and thus the most likely to exclude evidence like this.

 

Agree. The seizure was far, far too broad if merited at all. The government is assaulting the 4th Amendment and much of the public (as well an ignorant minority in the press I'm afraid) is OK with it on because the victims in this case are just a bunch of steroid-taking baseball players.

This is from the AP story:

However, federal investigators demanded to see the 2003 test results for Bonds, Gary Sheffield, who was recently traded by the New York Yankees, the Yankees' Jason Giambi, and seven other players.

When they raided the testing labs for those 10 results, investigators also seized computer files containing the test results of nearly 100 other players not named in the government's subpoena and warrants.

Here's what Fehr said:

"Under a search warrant seeking information about only 11 baseball players, confidential records for every player were seized, along with confidential records of thousands of other people with no connection to baseball, including many with no connection to sports. The government seeks to retain all of this private information about thousands of people who were not the subject of any criminal inquiry.

"In his dissent, Judge Thomas said that under this ruling 'no laboratory, hospital or health care facility could guarantee the confidentiality of records.' That is something which should be of serious concern to all Americans.

 

Bullshit. If the Feds raided a lab for files on 11 guys at Home Depot and carted off records for 300 other people all hell would break loose. The first judge who heard the case would order the return of the records not covered in the search warrant.

Funny how people want athletes treated like everybody else right up until there's a chance to smear somebody.

 

So you're OK with the government seizing files on mass groups of people without any reason? Just wondering, because that's what it sounds like you're saying here.