· 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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