Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Hurwitz v. United States

Hurwitz v. United States, 493 U.S. 1056 (1990)

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

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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.