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· 10/28/1987

Texas State Employees Union v. Texas Department of Mental Health & Mental Retardation

Citations

  • 746 S.W.2d 203
  • 31 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 33
  • 2 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1077
  • 1987 Tex. LEXIS 386
  • 45 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 37,572
  • 1987 WL 1091

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  • recognizing that while the Texas Constitution contains no express guarantee of a right to privacy, several provisions in the Bill of Rights combine to implicitly create protected \zones of privacy\
  • construing Tex. Const., art. I, '' 6, 8, 9, 10, 25
  • construing Tex. Const., art. I, §§ 6, 8, 9, 10, 25
  • Department's polygraph policies violate privacy interests protected under state constitution
  • applying heightened scrutiny to state action infringing on confidentiality interest
  • Department's polygraph policies violate privacy interests protected under state constitution

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Judges: Hill

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