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National Federation of Federal Employees et al. Plaintiffs
vs.
Frank C. Carlucci Secretary of Defense et al. Defendants; American Federation of Government Employees et al. Plaintiffs v. Frank C. Carlucci Secretary of Defense et al. Defendants; American Federation of Government Employees et al. Plaintiffs v. Frank C. Carlucci Secretary of Defense et al. Defendants Civil
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Issues:
Random urinalysis testing, policy and procedure, public employees.
Case Summary:
Two unions, the National Federation of Federal Employees and the American Federation of Government Employees, consolidated three separate cases into a single action, which challenged the constitutionality of an Army policy requiring random drug testing for civilian employees. The unions filed a motion for an injunction against the testing policy. Army officials responded with a motion for summary judgment.
Decision of lower jurisdiction:
This is the first judicial review of this case.
Outcome:
The unions win. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a motion for expanded preliminary injunction. The court noted that the government's interests in maintaining a drug-free workplace were not "sufficiently compelling to justify the substantial intrusion of mandatory, random urinalysis."