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· 6/19/1989

Arkansas v. Gibson

Citations

  • 491 U.S. 910
  • 109 S. Ct. 3199

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • upholding the Department of Justice’s random drug testing plan for employees holding top secret national security clearances
  • distinguishing random drug-testing program from one limited to single preemployment test
  • “evidence of a nationwide drug problem cannot be generalized to subject innocent and hardworking federal employees to urinalysis”
  • under Young, prison officials not immune from suit alleging violations of federal constitution and federal statutes
  • “Joint action ... requires a substantial degree of cooperative action.”
  • random testing of Justice Department employees with “top secret” clearance

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Judges: Brennan, Certiorari

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