Legal phrases have a certain meaning for years, then one day with a new interpretation, they don’t. One such phrase, "extraordinary circumstances," was redefined on March 12 by the Supreme Court in D.D. v. UMDNJ in a 3-2 ruling.

The plaintiff was distressed because her health records were made public by Rutgers University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. She retained an attorney and met with officials to remove her records from view.