Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Hurwitz v. United States

493 U.S. 1056

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1990-01-22
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • 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

Citator

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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.